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Gwangmyeong·Siheung district area. Material photo
The police, who are investigating allegations of speculation in the third new city by employees of the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH, LH), formed a’special investigation team’, which is more than 10 times the size of the existing investigation team, and started full-scale activities. On the 10th, a senior official at the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency said, “We prepared a draft composition of the government joint special investigation headquarters (special edition), reported it to the Prime Minister’s Office, and initiated a full-fledged investigation.” Up to now, the number of investigators has reached 770.” Considering that the size of the police investigators who had previously organized the special investigation team was about 70, this is much more than 10 times. The special edition is based on 680 investigative personnel from 18 provincial police agencies, including the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, which are currently investigating the case of speculation in the new city of Siheung and Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province. It is composed of dispatched personnel from the Korea Real Estate Agency (5-6 people). As the three existing provincial police offices (South Gyeonggi, North Gyeonggi, and Incheon) expand the investigation headquarters to all provincial police offices, the police plan to look at real estate-related speculation in all regions of the country. The police said, “Not only real estate related to LH, but also local (speculation) places, and if roads are pierced, stories of (speculation) are coming out to surrounding areas, railroads and ports,” said the police. “There is also a story about the site of Jeju Island (new airport). I will look in all directions,” he explained. The special edition consists of the’Investigation General Team’ in charge of the investigation, the’Case Analysis Team’ to analyze cases received through the National Tax Service, the’Fund Analysis Team’ to analyze the flow of money at each provincial and provincial police office, and to support the recovery of unfair profits. It is expected to consist of an’external cooperation team’ who will be in charge of cooperation with dispatching agencies. Regarding the criticism that the seizure and search of LH and others was delayed in relation to the investigation of alleged speculation in Siheung and Gwangmyeong districts in the 3rd new city, the police cut it off, saying, “It is difficult to agree.” A high-ranking National Police Agency official said, “After the media report last Tuesday (3rd), the accusation was investigated on Wednesday, and the prosecution applied for a warrant on Friday. I can’t agree with the point.” Regarding the cooperation with the prosecution, he said, “Because of the prime minister, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Public Administration and Security, the head of the National Police Agency and the prosecutor general’s duties have met and discussed, and cooperation is well organized organically.” By Jae-ho Lee, staff reporter [email protected]