"Another LH Employee's Land Purchase in Gwangmyeong City"... Additional Allegations Raised

2017-2019 Purchase of 8,990㎡ Forest Land in Noonsa and Okgil-dong Areas
Land Purchased in Garim-dong, Siheung Found to Have False Agricultural Management Plan Submitted
Crop Listed as 'Rice' but Only Willow Seedlings Actually Planted

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] As allegations of additional land purchases by LH employees around the Gwangmyeong-Siheung district have been raised, the possibility of widespread speculation is increasing.

According to the office of Lee Heon-seung, a member of the People Power Party, on the 8th, LH employees have been found to have purchased land not only in Gwarim and Mujinae-dong in Siheung City within the Gwangmyeong-Siheung district, but also in the areas of Noonsa and Okgil-dong in Gwangmyeong City. The office claims that LH employees bought four plots of forest land, rice paddies, and fields within the Gwangmyeong-Siheung district from 2017 to 2019. The total land area is 8,990㎡, of which 7,472㎡ is forest land, and the rice paddies and fields are 526㎡ and 992㎡ respectively.

In August 2017, when they likely purchased the land, it is known that LH had already been managing security and media coverage related to the promotion of new candidate sites since the previous month. This has raised suspicions that the land purchases were speculative acts using insider information.

Regarding this, the lawmaker stated, "This case is a speculative act by LH employees using insider information," and emphasized, "Strong measures such as investigations by the prosecution and audits by the Board of Audit and Inspection, rather than just government-level investigations, must be carried out as soon as possible."

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that LH employees even submitted false agricultural management plans during the land purchase process. According to data released by Jeon Yong-gi, a member of the Democratic Party, on the same day, the land in Gwarim-dong, Siheung City, previously revealed to have been jointly purchased by LH employees, was found to have had a falsified agricultural plan submitted. The agricultural management plan submitted to the local government during the issuance process of the farmland acquisition qualification certificate stated that the main crop to be cultivated was "rice," but in reality, willow saplings were planted.

Since it has been revealed that these employees submitted false agricultural management plans, there is also a possibility that the farmland will be forcibly disposed of. According to Article 10 of the current Farmland Act, if a farmland acquisition qualification certificate is obtained through falsehood or if the contents of the agricultural management plan are not implemented without justifiable reasons, the farmland must be disposed of within one year from the date the cause arises.

Representative Jeon said, "It has been revealed that LH employees purchased land in the planned new town area by even preparing false agricultural management plans to increase their wealth," and added, "Employees who leaked development information and purchased real estate must be severely punished to prevent further damage to the value of fairness."

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