17 days after civic groups raised allegations of speculation, the police summoned and investigated the key suspect, an LH employee. In addition, Sejong City Hall is seized and searched for allegations of speculation in the planned area of the Sejong National Industrial Complex.
This is reporter Jo Yoon-ha.
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A man wearing a hat and mask enters as if running away from the reporters.
[A 씨/LH 직원 : (내부 정보 활용하셨습니까? 왜 그렇게 많은 땅을 샀나요? 3기 신도시 정보는 언제, 어떻게 입수하신 겁니까?) …….]
The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, which is investigating the’LH speculation suspicion’, is calling an LH employee A, a key suspect in the incident today (19th), and is investigating it.
This is the first time that the suspect has been summoned since the investigation began.
Mr. A bought the most land in Gwangmyeong and Siheung, Gyeonggi, where the 3rd new city will be built, among the 15 former and current LH employees on the investigation line.
It covers 10,000 square meters in 7 parcels.
The police are planning to focus on investigating whether the planned development site was purchased using the confidentiality it learned from A.
In addition, if the allegations are confirmed, we are considering whether the anti-corruption law can be applied to Mr. A first.
Compulsory investigations are also underway regarding allegations of speculation in the planned area of the Sejong National Industrial Complex.
The Sejong Police Agency’s wide-area investigation unit is seizing and searching four departments, including the Land Information Division, Sejong City Hall.
This is to secure data related to Sejong Smart National Industrial Complex selection and computer hard disk.
Separately, the Chungnam Police Agency is also seeking information about speculation from public officials and seizure of Sejong City Hall.
So far, in Sejong, three city officials and four civilians have been arrested as suspects of speculation.