Park Young-sun "After LH report, proposed to Party and Blue House... Will conduct full investigation of Seoul City and SH immediately if elected mayor"

At the Kwanhun Debate on the 11th: "If elected Seoul Mayor, will immediately conduct a full investigation of Seoul City and SH"
Regarding Minister Byeon Chang-heum's position: "Need to determine if dismissal alone can sever ties"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate for Seoul mayor, stated on the 11th regarding the speculation allegations involving Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), "I will review the investigation results and then propose my thoughts to the party and the president." She also said that if she becomes the mayor of Seoul, she will expand the investigation of speculation allegations stemming from LH to include the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) for a full-scale investigation.

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On the 11th, during the keynote speech at the Kwanhun Debate held at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, candidate Park said, "Unjust acquisition of profits using public office must be confiscated, and the chain of practices that have continued as a custom from the past must be completely severed on this occasion."

Candidate Park emphasized, "The recent LH incident has caused public outrage. I am also very angry. Unjust acquisition of profits using public office is an antisocial act that robs the dreams of youth and destroys fairness. We must firmly hold those responsible accountable."

At the Kwanhun Debate that day, sharp questions related to the LH incident were immediately raised.

When asked for her opinion on the LH incident, candidate Park strongly criticized, saying, "Acts of unjustly gaining profits using public office on this land must be completely eradicated."

Candidate Park said, "The shocking story I heard regarding LH was that it was something that happened out of inertia, like preferential treatment for former officials, to retired executives," adding, "We must definitely uncover the truth about this."

She also said, "Among Seoul citizens, one out of two is without a home. To expedite home ownership for the homeless, I believe we must respond very firmly to public officials who unjustly gain profits using their positions."

Candidate Park announced that she would expand the speculation allegations investigation, which surfaced due to the recent LH incident, to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH, and conduct a full-scale investigation immediately upon assuming the office of Seoul mayor.

Some argue that since the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH possess more advanced information regarding government land development projects than LH, there is a need to expand the investment suspicion investigation. Regarding this, candidate Park has stated in a series of interviews that a full-scale investigation should be conducted with conditions such as "if necessary." When asked whether she would conduct a full-scale investigation of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH immediately upon becoming mayor, despite having about one year left in her term, candidate Park responded, "I will."

Candidate Park said, "I previously announced that I would operate a Seoul citizen monitoring group," emphasizing regarding the full-scale investigation of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH, "It is something that must be done. Especially to prevent various noises related to housing departments, I believe I can respond more firmly than anyone else in this matter."

She refrained from commenting on the dismissal of Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum.

Candidate Park said, "We need to see today's LH investigation results," adding, "It is necessary to judge whether the dismissal of the minister alone can sever the LH incident."

She continued, "This opportunity also requires clarifying the concept that public institutions should have." She explained that LH has functions of land acquisition and housing supply, and that the government and ruling party must establish a clear framework regarding this. She also added that issues arising from the mixed concepts of "the role as a public enterprise existing for the public interest" and "a deficit public enterprise without economic power" must be resolved.

Regarding the proposals to be made to the party and the Blue House after the LH investigation results, she mentioned, "I will review the results and express my comprehensive opinion."

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