The’National Solidarity Countermeasures Council for Public Housing Districts’, composed of 65 landlords of public housing districts nationwide, held a press conference in Gwarim-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 10th, and announced that “the Gwangmyeong Siheung New City project should be immediately stopped.” They decided not to accept land compensation negotiations with LH until the investigation of allegations of speculation by LH employees was over. News 1
Despite the government’s announcement of the results of the first survey, public outrage over allegations of speculation in the new city of LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) employees has not subsided. Rather, the results of self-investigation, such as’blindfolding and aung’, pour oil into the flames. It is also said that the recent government announcement, such as “will promote supply measures without a hitch,” announced that there were not many additional suspicions. It is pointed out that the government is failing to properly meet the public’s eye level, which considers the values of fairness and equal opportunity to be greatly undermined.
○“Cancel the third new city of corruption”
On the 11th, the Blue House National Petition Bulletin posted 400 petitions related to the 3rd new town. The number of petitions related to LH was more than 1300. Even in the order of overall recommendation, a petition titled’Please withdraw from the 3rd new city’ was ranked 3rd with the consent of more than 60,000 people. One petitioner said, “By driving our home, my land, and our neighbors at a bargain price, we have confirmed in reality that the public officials have made tremendous gains.” “I request a complete withdrawal of the 3rd new city development plan. We want to live like we do now.” Another petitioner said, “I don’t know what will happen to the dismissal, discipline, or redemption of public officials,” and said, “Revoking the designation of a new city will surely punish speculators who have received enormous loans.”
Citizens’ organizations have also come to a request for the withdrawal of the 3rd new city designation. The’Citizens’ Action to Normalize House Prices’, a citizens’ meeting, started a bus advertisement demonstration criticizing the government’s real estate countermeasures. On the front of the yellow bus, phrases such as’I’m angry at the 25th scam to the public’ and’Stop the show, the president must fulfill the promise to restore the house price to the original state’ were affixed. The group is scheduled to protest in major areas of Seoul until next month.
On the 10th, the’Public Housing District National Solidarity Countermeasures Council’ held a press conference in Gwarim-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, and demanded a full review of the 3rd new town and the dismantling of LH. The group is made up of landlords in 65 public housing districts nationwide. An official from the council said, “The speculators bought the land before the new city was announced, and the natives could not receive proper compensation.” “Re-review the 3rd new city project and dismantle LH immediately.” On the same day, members of farmers’ organizations, such as’The Farmers’ Way with the People’, held a press conference condemning allegations of speculation by LH employees in front of the Blue House fountain.
Internet real estate cafes are also criticizing LH corruption. One netizen criticized “How do you believe in such a government anymore,” saying, “After reinforcing regulations by treating a single homeowner as a speculator, officials actually acted as speculators with inside information.” Another netizen pointed out that “when LH employees buy the land for development, it is not convincing that the person who was the head of the organization is currently the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.”
○“Is this fairness and equal opportunity?”
People’s distrust toward public officials is also deepening. A 39-year-old office worker living in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, said, “The people who dreamed of building my own home and worried about’spirituality’ (investment by attracting souls) and’debt investments’ (investment by debt) are’spiritual hairs’ (investment in debt). “Like a securities company, it is necessary to prohibit land transactions by related parties such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and LH,” he said. Mr. B (42), who lives in Jongno-gu, Seoul, also criticized, saying, “The speculation of public officials would have lasted for a very long time.
In particular, it is pointed out that the distrust and dissatisfaction with the government of the youth who have been deprived of not only housing arrangements but also employment opportunities are inevitably greater. Kim Yoon-tae, a professor of sociology at Korea University, said, “The fairness value was greatly damaged in that employees of public institutions in charge of real estate used internal information to speculate. He said, “It has a bigger upset.”
Experts agreed that the government’s attitude of responsibility and the need to deal with the situation are necessary. “The use of internal information by employees of public institutions is serious inequality and unfairness,” said Eun-yu Kim, attorney at Law Firm Kang San, and feared that “a similar situation may appear in public-led maintenance projects in the city center.”
Sungkyunkwan University Sociology Professor Koo Jeong-woo said, “The morality of the Moon Jae-in administration is hitting a crushing blow as economic inequality has increased due to rising real estate prices and the value of fairness has been shaken. Emphasized.
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