The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) has requested that the former employees referred to prosecutors over their public-interest disclosure of an alleged Coupang blacklist be considered for mitigation of liability.
The ACRC said on Oct. 29 that it had asked the Gyeonggi Suwon District Prosecution Office to consider mitigating the liability of two public-interest whistleblowers, including one identified as A, who were referred on suspicion of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection during the whistleblowing process.
In 2024, A and the other whistleblower reported to the ACRC allegations that Coupang had created a blacklist of employees in violation of the Labor Standards Act and other laws. Coupang later filed a complaint against them on suspicion of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, among other charges, but withdrew it.
However, the investigation continued because violations of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection are not subject to the rule that prosecution cannot proceed against a victim's wishes. A and the other whistleblower were...
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