Police Launch Investigation into Illegal Construction Waste Landfilling in Busan Gijang-gun

Planning to Confirm Whether Gijang County Council Member Was Involved

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] The police have launched an investigation into a company that buried construction waste in illegally filled land in the Gijang-gun area of Busan.

On the 7th, the Busan Gijang Police Station announced that it is conducting an investigation into civil engineering company A on charges including violation of the Waste Management Act.

According to the police and Gijang-gun, Company A is suspected of having filled a vacant lot of 1,484㎡ in Ilgwang-myeon, Gijang-gun, higher than the reported level for two years from 2015, and then buried construction waste such as waste concrete.

Illegal landfill construction waste discovered on a vacant lot in Gijang-gun, Busan. (Photo by Gijang-gun)

At the end of last year, Gijang-gun confirmed that the site was filled about 2 to 4 meters higher than the county permit and ordered the landowner to restore it to its original state.

The landowner discovered a large amount of construction waste buried during the restoration process and reported this to Gijang-gun and the Gijang-gun Council.

At that time, Company A was known to have filled the land free of charge.

A representative from the Gijang Police Station stated, “We believe illegal waste was buried during the land filling process, and we plan to investigate the exact timing and amount of the burial.”

Meanwhile, the police are also reportedly planning to verify whether Mr. B, who was the de facto representative of Company A at the time of the illegal filling, and Council Member C of Gijang-gun were involved.

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