Civic Group Files Police Complaint Against Park Deokheum Over Alleged 40 Billion Won Construction Contract from Supervised Agencies

Park Deok-heum, a member of the People Power Party, is attending the Environment and Labor Committee plenary meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 15th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Civic groups have filed a complaint with the police against Park Deok-heum, a member of the People Power Party, over allegations that he operated construction companies under his family's name and secured construction contracts worth 40 billion won from supervisory institutions such as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Seoul Metropolitan Government-affiliated organizations.

The Free Democratic Youth Coalition, the civic coalition 'Hamkke,' and the Livelihood Economy Research Institute announced on the 15th that they had filed a complaint with the National Police Agency against Park on charges of abuse of authority, violation of the Anti-Corruption Act, and violation of the Public Officials Ethics Act.

They claimed, "From 2012, while Park served as a member of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee for six years, five construction companies under the names of his wife, son, and siblings secured contracts worth over 40 billion won from supervisory institutions," adding, "In the 2015 Seoul Metropolitan Government audit, he directly requested Seoul to adopt construction methods favorable to his family's companies."

Additionally, these organizations filed a complaint against Cho Soo-jin, a member of the same party who is suspected of omitting assets worth approximately 1.1 billion won in her property declaration during the last general election, on charges of violating the Public Official Election Act (false statement). They argued, "It can only be seen as deliberately omitting large assets during the general election and simultaneously making false statements."

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