<Anchor> The
police investigating allegations of real estate speculation launched a massive forced investigation on the morning of the 15th. The police confiscated and searched Gwangmyeong City Hall and Pocheon City Hall where the alleged public officials belonged.
The first news, reporter Hong Young-jae will deliver.
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South Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency began a search for seizure of Siheung City Council and Gwangmyeong City Hall from 10 am today.
Earlier, a suspicion was raised that the daughter of a member of the Siheung City Council had bought land and a shopping mall in a planned area for the third new city development, and a government official from Gwangmyeong City Hall is also charged with speculating the land with his family.
The police are mobilizing 24 investigators to seize and search their residences.
The North Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency also seized and searched the office and residence of Pocheon City Office official A, starting this morning.
Mr. A was in charge of urban railway related affairs, and is suspected of purchasing buildings and land by borrowing about 4 billion won in the vicinity of the planned station based on internal information.
The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency has also initiated a seizure and search of public officials belonging to the Busan Metropolitan City Corporation in connection with the suspicion of corruption in bidding for the site for urban development projects.
Sejong City Hall requested an investigation of three people, including public officials who purchased the relevant land six months before the designation of the Smart National Industrial Complex.
Meanwhile, the police said on an anonymous bulletin board for office workers that a person suspected of being an LH employee recently received an accusation in relation to the case where he posted a mockery on the recent real estate speculation and launched an investigation.