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There has been a lot of controversy over that a high-rise apartment building was built without permission from the Cultural Heritage Administration near the Royal Tomb, a World Heritage Site.

Before the court's decision was made, the builder accelerated the construction and completed the construction, and even got permission to use it.



Let's look at the report of reporter Jo Yoon-ha first, and then let's talk more.



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The royal tombs of Joseon are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.



A newly built apartment in Geomdan New Town, Incheon, overlooking Jangneung.



A banner congratulating the move-in is hanging, and people from the moving company are carrying their belongings.



[Relocating company official: I moved in for the first time today, and the first car (this is.) The completion fell at 5 pm yesterday, so it must be coming in from today.

We are from Busan, too.]



One of these three apartment complexes with a total of 3,400 households started moving in from today.



The other two complexes are expected to move in soon.



[Apartment official: I know that today's occupancy reservation is one household.]



Move-in became possible because the Incheon Seo-gu Office, the district office, gave the approval for the completion yesterday.



Incheon Seo-gu Office did not accept the request of the Cultural Heritage Administration to defer approval, saying that it would have no choice but to grant approval if the housing law was followed.



[Incheon Seo-gu Office Official: There are certain things to check during the usage inspection.

We checked everything whether the residents could live or not, and we came to the right place to do it.

Consultation itself with the Cultural Heritage Administration is unnecessary.] The



prospective tenants welcomed the decision.



[Apartment occupant: We decided to move in at the end of June.

Yesterday's news made me feel at ease.]



The Cultural Heritage Administration announced that it would wait for the Supreme Court decision to be issued in July about the order to suspend construction for construction companies.



However, even if the Cultural Heritage Administration wins, it is evaluated that a legal solution is now difficult as it is virtually impossible to take compulsory measures such as demolition or eviction when people are already living in the apartment.



(Video editing: Ha Seong-won, VJ: Jeong Young-sam)



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Q. What is the status of the 'Wangneung View Apartment'?



[Reporter Yoon-Ha Jo: Yes, when I went, I saw piles of construction waste everywhere, and there were also traces of sorting it out in a hurry.

And the household that moved in today was actually only the first generation.

There were prospective tenants who came, so when I asked, there were people saying they would move in as early as next month, and most of them said something like, "I'll see the situation and then come in".

However, the construction company was also a little concerned about something, so we blocked it in the middle of our coverage.]



Q. What was the result of the police investigation?



[Reporter Yoon-Ha Jo: Yes.

The ward office gave me permission to move in yesterday, but today, the very next day, the police seem to have some problem.

According to the law, if you want to build an apartment within a 500-meter radius of Jangneung, you must go through an examination by the Cultural Heritage Administration.

So, the Cultural Heritage Administration filed a complaint with the police, and as a result of the police investigation for more than half a year, the three representatives of the construction company have a problem, and it is possible that there is a possibility of violating the Cultural Heritage Protection Act.

However, in fact, it seems that all apartment occupants will be moved in between the prosecution and the court's judgment, and over the past 10 years, about 200 cases have been investigated for violating the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. ]



Q. What is the position of the Cultural Heritage Administration?



[Reporter Yoon-ha Jo: I also asked the Cultural Heritage Administration.

In fact, there is no way now, this is the position.

I gave orders to stop construction before that, but I lost in court.

In both the 1st and 2nd trials, the damage to those who received the sale was too great, so I took the hand of the construction company.

However, I asked the ward office to wait a little bit for permission to move in until the Supreme Court decision came out, but this request was also not accepted.

So, in fact, there is nothing I can do forcibly right now, so I will wait until the court judgment comes out and then think about it.]



Q. What is the future situation?



[Reporter Yoon-Ha Jo: Yes, in fact, compared to the controversy that has occurred in the past, it seems to end a bit futile.

Construction companies have also received all the permits from the ward office since purchasing the land in 2014 and did everything they could.

So, it seems highly likely that it will end in a hazy way without leaving any social lessons.]



(Video editing: Ha Seong-won)