There is controversy over suspicion that the candidate Park Bum-gye, who was known to have bought an apartment in the area where the development pledge was made during the general election last April. The Chosun Ilbo criticized it as being a conflict of interest.
In response, candidate Park argued that it was a pledge made earlier by the mayor of Daejeon, and argued that how it is a conflict of interest for a member of the National Assembly to develop a region.
The Chosun Ilbo, an online article released on the afternoon of the 6th[단독]Bum-gye Park, bought a house next to him before making a pledge of Central Park in Daejeon,” in “Candidate Park made’Art Bridge’ to connect parks with 20 billion won in the general election of last April with’Creation of Central Park for Daejeon’ as a core pledge It is reported that he bought his own apartment in the area where he promised to make it.” The newspaper criticized, “It is pointed out that it is a typical conflict of interest to pledge and promote to create a landmark in the city center by spending tens of billions of dollars in the area where you lived.”
The Chosun Ilbo said, “According to a property report published in the National Assembly Gazette, obtained by the National Assembly’s Legislative and Judicial Committee’s Office of the People’s Power, Cho Su-jin, candidate Park Bum-gye opened a 32-pyeong (84.95 m²) apartment in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon last March of 285 million won. It is recorded that he lived in the city, but he bought an apartment at that time while living in a jeonse.” “The wife of candidate Park Beom-gye owned a detached house, a house, and a shopping mall in Jung-gu, Daegu at the time. At this time, candidate Park bought an apartment and it became one household, two houses,” he wrote.
The newspaper said, “The apartment that Candidate Park bought is located right across from the’Art Bridge,’ where the candidate pledged to build, and the area is near the government building, so police stations and city halls are nearby. When it is built and the Daejeonpan Central Park is completed, the area that will benefit the most is Park candidate’s apartment.” The Chosun Ilbo said, “Candidate Park pledged to build an art bridge here last April by spending about 20 billion won, saying,’We will make it a work of art and a tourism product in itself, not just a bridge connecting the park and the park. He promised,” he wrote, “The public price of the apartment that Candidate Park purchased increased by 31% compared to last year, and the market price increased by 150 million won.”
Accordingly, candidate Park Bum-gye said that only the property registration of the National Assembly was reported in 2020, but the actual purchase was in the beginning of 2019 (the first half of the year), and that it does not view it as a conflict of interest.
An official of the Preparatory Group for the personnel hearing of the candidates for the Minister of Justice said in a call with Media Today on the evening of the 6th, “The part that was reported to be purchased in March 2020 was not confirmed by the register. He said, “The suspicion of trying to make an art bridge and launch it after purchasing an apartment is different from the truth.” The official said, “The Art Bridge project was a pledge of the mayor of Daejeon at the time of the local election in 2018, long before the purchase of an apartment. Actually, it is a project that the mayor of Daejeon has already promoted, such as requesting a service from Daejeon in 2018. “It is a false claim that the context has been made to make a pledge to open this area.”
In summary, the point of fact is that the pledge of the mayor of Daejeon in 2018 was the first, followed by candidate Park’s purchase in 2019, and this was mentioned in the pledge of the general election in 2020.
Regardless of the order, the official said, “There are already several parks near the Daejeon Government Complex, whether or not the proposition itself as a constituency of the congressman after buying an apartment in the area may cause a conflict of interest. There is not a lot of land to be developed just because there is an apartment in the vicinity, and doing that project does not mean that the land price will increase further.” “Clash is a compelling claim.”
Then, when asked why he bought the apartment and became a multi-homed apartment at that point, the official replied, “It will be explained, but the candidate will explain it at the hearing.” When asked what was the reason why the apartment was not reported in 2019, the official said, “This is because property changes up to December of the previous year are registered as of March when the property is registered for public officials. I know.”
According to a report by the Chosun Ilbo that increased 150 million won after the purchase of an apartment, the official said, “I don’t know if it can be seen that it has increased a lot compared to the rise of apartments in Seoul or other regions.” Said. This official did not respond to a question about whether the Chosun Ilbo report was a misrepresentation.
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