CIO Assigns Case Against Choo Mi-ae Regarding 'Firefighter Straw Remarks' to Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau

CIO Assigns Case Against Choo Mi-ae Regarding 'Firefighter Straw Remarks' to Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau
Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae holding a meeting with firefighters
(Suwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Ki-won = On the 20th, Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae is holding a meeting with firefighters from the Fire Headquarters of the National Public Service Workers' Union at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. 2026.10.20 [Joint Coverage] xanadu@yna.co.kr
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Won-jung = The CIO (Corruption Investigation Office) has assigned and begun reviewing the case against Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae, who was reported regarding her so-called 'firefighter straw remarks.'
According to legal circles on the 21st, the Seoul Regional CIO assigned the case, in which the civic group Committee for People's Livelihood Measures (CPLM) filed a complaint against Governor Choo on the 19th for charges including abuse of authority and defamation, to the Anti-Corruption Investigation Bureau today.
Source: Korean Center (https://www.koreancenter.or.kr)
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