Byeon Chang-heum “Terrible… I’ll bet the ministerial position”
Minister Byeon said at the general meeting of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee held at the National Assembly that day, he said, “As the minister in charge of affairs and the former head of LH, I feel very disastrous.” “I deeply apologize to the people after taking responsibility for the unfavorable occurrence. I will convey.” “We will actively cooperate with the joint investigation led by the Prime Minister’s Office and the investigation of the noodles, so that allegations of speculation will be clearly revealed.” “More fundamentally, we will prepare systematic and meticulous measures to prevent recurrence to prevent this from happening again.” He emphasized.
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Afterwards, Minister Byeon said, “We are very sorry and sorry for the loss of trust in the public sector. To overcome the problem, we must cut out the rotten parts and restore public trust through thorough investigation and investigation.” At the same time, he said, “We will take the position of minister and take strong measures to achieve this.” In the question of Democratic Party lawmaker Park Sang-hyuk whether it is possible to recover the unfair profits of LH employees who are suspected of speculation, “Basically, profits are made by utilizing internal secret information “There are strict penalties for those who take care of them,” he said. “The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH are actively seeking ways to recover unfair gains by mobilizing all relevant regulations.” “It will depend on how broadly the business secret is interpreted, but there is a precedent in the Supreme Court case that even information obtained indirectly through meetings of public officials is regarded as internal secret.” said.
Even for the resignation urge… “Promote without disruption in supply measures”
Some lawmakers criticized Byun for the alleged dumping of land by LH employees, urging Minister Byun to resign.
When asked by Justice Party lawmaker Shim Sang-jeong, “I served as LH President for two years and did anything to prevent corruption”, Minister Byun said, “The reason for the existence of a public corporation during his tenure (as LH President) is transparency and integrity. He said, “Even though I worked hard, I didn’t seem to be able to convey my intentions enough.”
“The people demand it. Rep. Song Seok-joon’s remarks, saying, “I hear the story of the minister’s stepping back,” he replied, “I feel a heavy sense of responsibility as well.”
Apart from the current situation, Minister Byeon repeatedly emphasized the policy that the 2·4 supply plan will be carried out without disruption. Minister Byeon said, “As originally planned, we will announce additional new public housing sites in early April.” In addition, he said, “We will analyze the transaction details and the status of the land holdings of public officials in the relevant land before the announcement, and select only those housing sites that do not have any problems.”
Meanwhile, the current government has decided to initiate a speculative investigation into the entire third new town. First, the results of the first survey targeting the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH employees will be announced on the 11th or 12th. A total of 23,000 people were surveyed. After that, the investigation into the’Government Joint Special Investigation Headquarters’ where the National Tax Service and the Financial Services Commission participate in the investigation will continue to investigate the alleged speculation of land in the third new city.