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On the 2nd, a pro-democratization advocacy meeting and solidarity for participation raised suspicions that employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation at the Participation Solidarity Hall in Jongno-gu, Seoul, They speculated on the third new city in Gwangmyeong Siheung and announced the policy of requesting a public interest audit. [이윤식 기자]Employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) were suspected of having previously speculated on 10 billion won in Gwangmyeong and Siheung, Gyeonggi province, the city’s third new area announced last month. Civic groups raised the possibility of LH employees violating the anti-corruption law and requested a public interest audit, including a thorough investigation of the area, from the Audit Office.
On the 2nd, the Lawyers Meeting for Democracy (Minbyun) and Participation Solidarity held a press conference at the Zelkova Hall of Solidarity Participation in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and said: “Staff members of LH will cover 23,000 square meters of landed in the new cities of Gwangmyeong and Siheung from 2018 to 2020. It raised suspicions that it was pre-purchased for a total of 10 billion won. ” These organizations requested a public interest audit from the Auditor, alleging that the actions of LH employees are highly likely to violate the obligation to prevent conflicts of interest under the Public Officials Ethics Law and the prohibition of trade secrets under the Anti-Corruption Law. .
According to these civic groups, 20 people, including LH employees and their families, bought a total of 10 lots and 23,028 square meters of land in the new cities of Gwarim-dong and Mujinae-dong, Siheung-si, Gwangmyeong and Siheung between April 2018 and June 2020. Of these, 14 LH employees were identified. The remaining three were estimated to be the family of the LH employees, and the other two were found to have purchased more than two lots of land together with the LH employees.
The civic group explained: “It turns out that employees and the like bought the land jointly acquiring property interests rather than individually acquiring ownership of the land.” Seven employees, including five LH employees, including Mo Kim, Mo Jang, Mo Jung and Mo Kang, purchased a total of 5025 m2 of 4 parcels in Guarim-dong, whose land denomination was ‘old’, for 2.25 billion won. in February of last year. In June last year, three people, including Mr. Park Mo, an LH employee, jointly purchased 4,042㎡ of land in Guarim-dong, Jimok, for 1.83 billion won. These groups estimated that loans through financial institutions alone amounted to 5.8 billion won.
Kim Tae-geun, Chairman of the Minbyun Economic Committee, explained, “After receiving a report that LH employees bought land for speculation in the third new city in part of Gwangmyeong and Siheung city, we confirmed the ledger. “. These groups conducted this survey by randomly selecting parcels of land traded between 2018 and 2020 among the lands in the reported area and verifying the land registry and a certified copy of the registry.
These organizations announced that they are requesting a public interest audit from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH to the Audit and Inspection Board. Seong-min Seo, a lawyer for the Minbyeon Civil Economic Commission, demanded: “If government officials from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and employees of LH Corporation own land not only in the Gwangmyeong and Siheung areas, but also in third new city, the acquisition date and the acquisition process should be thoroughly investigated. ” These organizations argue that if the prior speculation of LH Corporation employees is true, it may violate the ‘Law on the Establishment and Operation of the Civil Rights and Anti-Corruption Commission’ and the ‘Public Officials Ethics Law’. The Anti-Corruption Law stipulates that when a public official acquires assets or capital gains using secrets learned during the business process, or causes a third party to acquire them, they will be punished with a custodial sentence of no more than 7 years or a fine of 70 million won. The Law of Ethics of Public Officials prohibits the pursuit of private interests through the use of public office or the unfair private use of the information acquired during the exercise of the position.
Lee Kang-hoon, Executive Member of People’s Hope Solidarity Engagement Headquarters, said: “It was confirmed that LH executives and employees who were in a position to access more information on public housing projects were taking the lead in speculation of land on the city’s new planned site “If repeated, residents who have lived in the target area for a long period of time or who are forced to live on the land will feel severely deprived.”
Previously, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation announced on the 24th of last month that it will designate the districts of Gwangmyeong and Siheung as the sixth of the third new cities in the metropolitan area in accordance with government measures to supply the second and fourth accommodation. The district plans to supply a total of 70,000 households on 12.71 million square meters in Gwangmyeong-dong, Okgil-dong, Noeunsa-dong, Gahak-dong, Siheung-si, Gwarim-dong, Mujinae-dong and Geumi-dong. in Siheung. -Yes.
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