From extreme selection of employees to seizure and search… LH Jeonbuk Headquarters, which became a collection of portraits [르포]

“It’s like a crime scene.” “I think I’m trying to film what’s going to come out.”

The lobby of the 1st floor of the Jeonbuk Regional Headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk, around 10 am on the 22nd. Middle-aged men and women, who are presumed to be visitors, said in amazement to see the reporters gathered in front of the office building.

The Jeonbuk Police Agency’s dedicated real estate speculation investigation team conducted a seizure and search of three locations, including the LH Jeonbuk Headquarters, in connection with the alleged real estate speculation by LH employees from 8 am on the same day. The Jeonbuk Police Agency has been investigating 1 out of 7 newly confirmed speculation charges in the first round of investigation by the government joint investigation team, in addition to the 13 people who were investigating the LH executives’ suspicion of speculation in the 3rd new city.

Visitors who visited the LH Jeonbuk Headquarters that day were embarrassed but expressed curiosity when they saw the police and about 20 reporters trying to cover them. The LH Jeonbuk Headquarters controlled access to the lobby entrance door on the first floor in case of an emergency. Visitors were guided by staff to enter the office building or use the emergency stairs leading to the underground parking lot.

LH staff was unpleasant. When middle-aged male employees who got off the elevator on the first floor raised their voice, “Why are you taking this like this,” a young employee said in a low voice, “I’m upset.” According to LH, there are currently 238 employees of LH Jeonbuk Headquarters including branch offices.

Around 10:40 am, four investigators walked out of the first floor holding two blue boxes with a police mark on them.

The reporters asked, “Which items were seized and searched?”, “Is there no resistance?”, “Is it related to the new city?”, “Here (LH Jeonbuk Headquarters) seized and searched 2 more places”, but the answer was silent. The investigators loaded the two vans with boxes of confiscated items and left the scene immediately.

The LH Jeonbuk Headquarters has a portrait house atmosphere. Mr. A (56), an executive who served as the head of the Jeonbuk Regional Headquarters, made an extreme choice in Bundang on the 12th, and was even seized and searched by the police on the 12th.

An official at the LH Jeonbuk Headquarters said, “It was not the entire headquarters, but the two employees of the headquarters who were suspected of speculating.” I know that.”

Jeonju = Reporter Kim Junhee [email protected]