On the 9th, at the LH Gwacheon Uiwang Project Headquarters in Gwacheon City, Gyeonggi-do, a citizen is holding a picket related to land dumping by LH employees. On this day, the police, investigating allegations of speculation in the 3rd new towns such as Gwangmyeong and Siheung districts by executives and employees of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), began a seizure search for LH headquarters, Gwacheon and Uiwang business headquarters, and Gwangmyeong and Siheung business headquarters. News 1
An official from Gwangmyeong City said on the 9th that a government official of Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, who was found to have lived in the forests of the Gwangmyeong and Siheung districts before the announcement of the 3rd new city, denied allegations of speculation, saying, “I did not know the development information in advance” in the city’s self-investigation. This official complained of a grievance, saying, “It is expected, but it is difficult to know what to do in the future.”
According to the city of Gwangmyeong on the 9th, the official Mr. A bought 793㎡ of forest land in Gahak-dong, Gwangmyeong-si in July of last year under the name of four members of his family, including himself and his children. The sale price was 430 million won, and this forest was included in the Gwangmyeong and Siheung districts announced by the government as the third new city in February.
Mr. A’s land is a place that is bound by a restricted development area (green belt), so he cannot clear it, but he said he made it flat by shaving the slopes after buying the land. Gwangmyeong City judged that Mr. A had illegally altered the trait and ordered the restoration to its original state by the 25th.
Mr. A is believed to have bought the land 7 months before the announcement of the new city, and there are suspicions that he used the development information to speculate, but Mr. A claimed to the city’s audit department that it was “a land that was bought with the retirement in mind.”
Gwangmyeong City is grasping the process of purchasing land, but some point out that it should not be prematurely concluded with speculation. This is because Gwangmyeong and Siheung districts have been constantly developing theories, so foreigners have frequently purchased land, and it is not easy to prove that he directly acquired information on the development of the new city. An official from Gwangmyeong City said, “The Gwangmyeong and Siheung districts have been designated as Bogeumjari housing districts and public housing districts since 2010, and then they were released. It is difficult to conclude that I bought it.”
According to the anti-corruption law applied while the police seized and searched LH and its employees, it is predicted that it would be difficult to prove the alleged violation of the ban on the use of confidentiality in business. Article 7 (2) of the Anti-Corruption Act stipulates that if public officials take advantage of property or property using secrets learned during business processing, they are subject to imprisonment for not more than 7 years and a fine of not more than 70 million won, and the gains on property can be confiscated or collected. I’m doing it.
On the 9th, a banner opposing development is hung on the road in Gwarim-dong, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do. News 1
In the future, investigations by local governments and investigations by police are expected to focus on distinguishing between speculation and investment.
Reporter Choi Moran [email protected]
