South Korea | 1,863 People Detained in Local Anti-Corruption Crackdown | CUAC

Civil Union – Follow-up The South Korean National Police Agency announced that 1,863 people were apprehended in 693 local corruption cases during a special crackdown that ran from March 4 to September 16, 2026. Police said 729 people were referred to prosecutors, while 27 people were detained over serious allegations. Abuse of power topped the list of offenses, involving 841 people (45.1%), followed by financial corruption cases involving 814 people (43.7%), in addition to cases involving the misuse of inside information and illegal contracts. Among the notable cases was the arrest of a budget official at a township office in South Gyeongsang Province, who is suspected of embezzling approximately 1.395 billion Korean won through 169 transactions by accessing the administrative information system and illegally issuing payment orders. Police said the crackdown will continue until October 31, followed by a new phase in November targeting local corruption and collusion. Source: SBS News