The Law on Governmental Discipline for Public Officials was promulgated in 2020 and entered into force on July 1, 2020.

There are 68 articles in total.

The key points are as follows:

1.This Law applies to activities in which supervisory agencies impose administrative discipline on public officials who violate the law. (Article 2)

2.Supervisory agencies shall impose administrative discipline on public officials who violate the law according to the law. (Article 3)

3.Governmental sanctions shall be imposed on public officials by adhering to the principle of the Party supervising the performance of officials. (Article 4)

4.The types of administrative discipline are: (1) warnings; (2)demerits; (3) serious demerits; (4) demotion; (5) removal from office; and (Article 6) expulsion. (Article 7)

5.During the investigation period, the public official may neither leave the country nor resign the public office without the consent of the supervisory agency. (Article 52)

6.Where a public official is dissatisfied with a decision on administrative discipline made by a supervisory agency concerning him or her, he or she may apply for a review to the supervisory agency; and if the public official is dissatisfied with the review decision, he or she may apply for a reexamination to the supervisory agency at the next higher level. (Article 55)