Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byeon Chang-heum said he would apologize for the suspicion of dumping in the new city by some employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and to take measures to prevent recurrence.
Minister Byeon held an emergency briefing online at the government office in Seoul on the 4th and said, “After the announcement of the new city in Siheung, Gwangmyeong, allegations of speculation by employees of the Korea Housing and Land Corporation (LH) were raised, and the purchase of land by employees was confirmed to be some facts.” .
He said, “I take full responsibility as the minister of the ministry and the head of the agency who ran the agency just before for the fact that unfavorable things have occurred in the agency that has to execute the public development project based on the reliability and transparency of the policy.” I deeply apologize to you,” he said.
Minister Byeon explained, “The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under the direction of the Prime Minister’s Office has initiated a thorough investigation into the allegations of speculation raised in the 3rd new city targeting employees of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and public institutions and local governments related to the housing site business for a thorough investigation.” .
He added, “We plan to check the status of land ownership and transactions by including not only the officials in charge, but also spouses and direct relatives.
Minister Byeon said, “If the investigation reveals illegal acts, etc., we will take strict measures in accordance with laws and regulations such as complaints, accusations, and disciplinary measures, and we will prepare and institutionalize strict recurrence prevention measures to prevent this from happening again.”
Minister Byeon said, “We will strictly limit real estate transactions that are not for the purpose of residence of the officials in charge, and make it mandatory to report real estate transactions, while we will devise a punishment plan for those who use undisclosed important information even if they are not in charge of the business. “He said.
(yunhap news)