By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter
The police force is the most vulnerable government body to job-related corruption.
According to Rep. Choi Byung-gook of the main opposition Grand National Party Wednesday, the police, the Justice Ministry, the National Tax Service and customs office turned out to be the most corruption-prone departments.
The National Police Agency topped the list with 55 police officers criminally punished during the first nine months of this year, followed by 24 officials from tax and customs services, 18 officials from the Justice Ministry, 12 officials from the Education Ministry and four from the Construction and Transportation Ministry.
``It is very ironic that law enforcement officials especially in the fields of police, tax and law are supposed to be the one's rooting out such things,'' said the lawmaker. ``The concerned government agencies are required to redouble their anti-corruption campaigns in order to restore public trust.''