The joint investigation team said suspected cases of speculation were confirmed in the third new cities other than Gwangmyeong and Siheung, Gyeonggi-do. Along with this, the investigation team also found more than 140 employees who have houses close to the development area of the new city and handed them over to the Special Investigation Headquarters.
Reporter Kim Jung-woo will continue to deliver the results of the first survey.
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In addition to the Gwangmyeong and Siheung new cities, there are all four additional places where speculation suspicions have arisen.
Wangsuk Namyangju and Gyosan Hanam, designated as the 3rd new city in December 2018, Changneung Goyang, and Gwacheon, Gwacheon, designated in May 2019.
Changneung, Goyang, in the northwestern part of Seoul, was designated as the 3rd new city even after a drawing leak occurred once.
38,000 households are expected to be built, and land trading volume also surged two months before the announcement of the new city site.
The fields of over 8 million square meters are covered with green houses, and for a while, foreigners have been constantly visiting.
[정세훈/고양창릉 주민대책위원회 본부장 : 도면 유출된 게 2018년도인데요. 2018년도엔 평상시보다 문의가 많았고, 거래도 조금 늘었던 게 사실입니다.]
In Gwangmyeong and Siheung, where 15 out of 20 people were caught, it was confirmed that 4 LH employees jointly purchased a lot with 18 other people.
LH staff participated in typical planning real estate behavior.
The joint investigation team also investigated the status of employees’ housing ownership, and found that 119 LH employees and 25 employees of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have apartments and villas in Haengsin-dong, Goyang, Deokpung-dong, Hanam City, and Dasan New Town, Namyangju, which are adjacent to the development.
It is difficult to say that it was aimed at compensation because it was not a target area for development, so it was difficult to say that it was aimed at compensation, but if it was not a real resident, it was necessary to check whether it was for speculation aimed at increasing the price of the house around the new city.
(Video coverage: Kim Hyun-sang, video editing: Kim Jong-woo)
▶ “20 LH employees suspect speculation…real estate crime and war”
▶ Limitations of self-investigation… Investigation centered around the transaction