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The Board of Audit and Inspection concluded that there was actually a preference for the Baekhyeon-dong development project, which was promoted when Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Jae-myung was the mayor of Seongnam in the past.
Rep. Lee Jae-myung refuted the announcement by the Board of Audit and Inspection, saying that it was only following the demands of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport during the Park Geun-hye administration.
Reporter Lee Dae-wook will tell you the details.
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An apartment complex in Baekhyeon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do facing a huge retaining wall.
During the development process that started in 2015, various controversies over preferential treatment were raised, and the Board of Audit and Inspection conducted the audit for over a year.
As a result, first of all, it was judged that it was a violation of the Mountain Land Management Act.
To cut a mountain, the slope must be 15m or less in height, but the conclusion of the Board of Audit and Inspection is that it was cut more than 50m, and Seongnam City tolerated this.
In particular, he emphasized that the responsibility for the development of Seongnam City under the Den Seongnam-si, where private business operators monopolize over 300 billion won in profits, is very important.
He pointed out that in the process of accepting donations, they accepted the favorable conditions for the private sector as they were, resulting in a loss of close to 30 billion won.
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The Board of Audit and Inspection should hold 11 people responsible, including Seongnam City employees, but notified them to remain as personnel data because the disciplinary period had passed.
Rep. Jae-myung Lee, who served as the mayor of Seongnam, refuted the theory of responsibility, saying that Seongnam City only complied with what the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport requested under the law during the Park Geun-hye administration.
[Rep. Jae-myung Lee/Democratic Party: This is a request by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Food Research Institute under the Special Act on Public Institution Relocation on the condition that 8,000 R&D sites are given to Seongnam City.]
Suspicion that the use has been raised from green areas to semi-residential areas by 4 steps Regarding the case, an audit was not conducted because the claim period had passed, but it is expected that preferential treatment will be revealed through a police investigation that looks into the entire licensing process.
(Video editing: Seunghee Lee)