On December 17th, an MMA official told Sports Seoul, “After the reports about Song Mino surfaced, the relevant department began investigating the ‘attendance manipulation allegations’. We are currently verifying the facts.”
The official added, “If the reports released this morning are confirmed to be true, Song Mino may face penalties under laws governing public service personnel.”
According to the Public Service Personnel Duty Management Manual, personnel are entitled to 15 days of annual leave if they have served for less than a year, and 16 days if they have served more than a year, totaling 31 days during the service period. They are also allowed up to 30 days of sick leave.
When using annual leave, sick leave, compensatory leave or half-day leave cannot be combined with annual leave, nor can annual leave be split across non-consecutive days. However, the use of annual leave or attendance on the discharge date is at the discretion of the public service worker. If this is violated, the public service worker may receive a warning and be subject to extended service penalties.
Meanwhile, singer Song Mino’s side responded to allegations regarding his inadequate public service duty.
On the afternoon of December 17th, YG Entertainment stated, “It is difficult to provide details about the artist’s service. However, the sick leave was used as an extension of treatments received prior to his service, and all other leave, including vacation days, was used in accordance with regulations.”
Earlier that morning, Dispatch reported that Song Mino, serving as a public service worker at the Mapo Convenience Facility, was not showing up to work properly.
According to the report, Song Mino began his service at the Mapo Facility Management Corporation on March 24th last year. Then, in March this year, a manager in charge of resident facilities and Song Mino’s superior, Mr. A, transferred him to the Mapo Convenience Facility.
The media outlet claimed that after moving to the new work location, Song Mino would occasionally show up, sign in for attendance, smoke then disappear. Dispatch further reported that between November and early December, they visited the facility more than ten times but never once saw Song Mino.
In response to Dispatch’s request for attendance confirmation, Mr. A reportedly cited reasons such as “Today is annual leave”, “Today is sick leave” and “Today is hospitalization.” Regarding requests to disclose attendance records or CCTV footage, Mr. A answered, “It’s impossible due to privacy concerns.”
Song Mino is scheduled to complete his service on December 23rd.
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