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The Yoon Suk-yeol administration's Board of Audit and Inspection has been accused of "coercion and manipulation" over its inspection of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's handling of a COVID-19 relief project. The controversy centers around the alleged pressure on ministry officials to write "the Chinese character for endurance" on a blank wall during the audit. On the 31st, Rep. Shin Hyun-cheol of the Democratic Party of Korea revealed that during the Board of Audit and Inspection's audit of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 29th, an official from the Board of Audit and Inspection told a ministry official to write the Chinese character "" (meaning "endurance" or "patience") on a blank wall. The official allegedly asked the ministry official to write the character with the explanation, "Write it down if you are going to endure it." Rep. Shin said, "The official from the Board of Audit and Inspection continued to pressure the ministry official to write it down, saying 'if you don't write it, you will be sorry later.'" The Democratic Party of Korea strongly criticized the Board of Audit and Inspection, saying, "This is a clear case of psychological pressure and manipulation." The Board of Audit and Inspection defended itself, saying, "The official was simply trying to comfort the ministry official who was under a lot of stress." However, Rep. Shin argued, "If that was the case, there was no need to tell the official to write it down if they were going to endure it." The controversy over the Board of Audit and Inspection's coercion and manipulation has sparked concerns about the politicization of the audit process. The Democratic Party of Korea has demanded an apology from the Board of Audit and Inspection and called for measures to prevent such incidents in the future.

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