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| Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum is giving a briefing on the suspicion of pre-speculation of 10 billion won by employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) at the joint briefing room of the government building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th. Minister Byeon said, “As the minister in charge of the relevant affairs and as the head of the agency who ran the agency immediately before, I feel full responsibility.” 2021.3.4/News1 © News1 Song Won-young Reporter |
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum officially apologized for the suspicion of pre-speculation of 10 billion won by employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and announced that he would smoothly promote the housing site project related to the 2·4 supply countermeasures. Also, regarding the allegations of speculation, he announced that it will target 8 large-scale residential lands among the 3rd new towns, but will add them if necessary.
At a briefing held at the main building of the Seoul Government Complex on the afternoon of the 4th, Minister Byeon said, “I deeply apologize to the public for the unfavorable occurrence of an organization that must execute public development projects based on the reliability and transparency of the policy.” Said.
He admitted, “After the announcement of the new towns in Gwangmyeong and Siheung, suspicion was raised that LH employees, which are the district designation proposal organizations, speculated on the location, and the purchase of land by employees was confirmed to be some facts.
Minister Byeon emphasized, “We have initiated a thorough investigation into allegations of speculation raised in the 3rd new town,” and emphasized, “If the investigation reveals illegal acts, we will take strict measures in accordance with laws and regulations such as complaints, accusations, and disciplinary measures.”
“We will prepare and institutionalize thorough prevention measures to prevent this from happening again,” he said. “We will conduct a thorough investigation to restore the trust of the people and announce the results and countermeasures to prevent recurrence in the near future.” Emphasized.
A measure was mentioned that strictly restricts real estate transactions for officials in charge, not for actual residence purposes, and obliges them to report real estate transactions. In addition, even if they are not in charge of the business, they said that they would devise a plan to punish them if they were used for land transactions by swindling important information.
In the question and answer, regarding whether it is possible to confiscate land or recover market capitalization gains if the fact of speculation is confirmed through investigation, he said, “The alleged speculation not only in Gwangmyeong Siheung, but also the entire 3rd new town is illegal through a joint investigation by related organizations He said, “We will conduct a thorough investigation.”
For example, Gwacheon and Ansan Jangsang District are also applicable.
Regarding concerns that this situation may adversely affect the speed and timing of implementation of this real estate countermeasure, he said, “I am sorry for the loss of reliability in the public sector.” It is best to take measures to prevent this from happening again.
In particular, regarding the housing site project such as the 2nd and 4th measures, he emphasized again, “We will proceed without a hitch and thoroughly check and verify in advance so that this does not recur.”
Regarding the subject of the total survey, “The target of the survey is all employees of public companies such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH, and includes not only employees, but also the spouse and direct existence rate. “It is the object of existence,” he said. In the case of the survey target area, he replied, “There are a total of 8 large-scale housing sites in the 3rd new town up to this Gwangmyeong, including those and other small districts that need to be investigated further.
Regarding the necessity of external audit, he said, “Because the land transaction computer network is operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, participation in the investigation by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is inevitable.” I think it can be secured.”
He added, “It is not done by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, but the inspector’s office dispatched to each agency determines whether it is illegal, and if necessary, we will take active measures such as public interest audit and police investigation, and actively share related data.”
In addition, regarding the investigation of retirees, he said, “Because retirees are civilians, prior consent is required to conduct an investigation, but it is true that consent is difficult.” did.