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Suspicion of speculation by public officials continues to rise in Sejong City.

This time, as suspicions emerged over the families of first-class government officials and the presidents of public corporations, the police launched an investigation.



This is TJB Ryu Je-il reporter.



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According to the government's official gazette, Mr. A, a first-level government official, bought a 757㎡ site in Yeonseo-myeon, Sejong City, where the smart national industrial complex is located, for 160 million won in September 2017, and made a profit of 70 million won after the announcement of the industrial complex. I left it and sold it.



His wife also bought 661㎡ of parcels right next to them, and sold them back at 10 million won after 7 months.



In addition, Mr. B, the wife of the president of a public corporation, purchased 690㎡ of 690㎡ in Janggun-myeon, Sejong City in 2013, and then additionally purchased 5,520㎡ with 20 other people through'split' trading method.



[Kim Gyeong-ryul/Sejong Police Agency Investigation Division Chief: We will thoroughly check the facts about various suspicions raised by the media, etc., and if the suspicion is recognized, we will proceed with an investigation without any doubt.]



In November 2017, 900 million land and buildings near the planned smart industrial complex

were investigated.

The former head of the Happy City Construction Agency, who bought it for 80 million won, strongly denied allegations of speculation.



Nine months after the purchase, it was designated as a national industrial complex, and land prices rose sharply, but he said he had already retired a year ago and had no access to information.



[Former Director of Multifunctional Administrative City Construction Administration: The candidate site was confirmed in August 2018, but I retired in July 2017, so this is the land where I sold the Gwacheon side.

It's terrible and unfair.]



Despite this explanation, as suspicions of high-ranking public officials continued to rise, civic groups demanded a thorough investigation into government ministries, Sejong City Hall, former public officials in public institutions, and all areas of Sejong.



(Video coverage: Hwang Yoon-seong, TJB)