Sejong-si Requests Investigation of Officials for 'Real Estate Purchases within Smart Industrial Complex'

On the 13th, Sejong City announced that it has requested a police investigation into civil servant A, who purchased real estate within the Yeonseo-myeon Smart National Industrial Complex.

According to the city, A voluntarily reported real estate transactions in the Wachon-ri area of Yeonseo-myeon within the industrial complex through the Public Officials' Real Estate Speculation Reporting Center that morning.

As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that A purchased the land before the industrial complex was designated, and the city has excluded A from duties. Additionally, the city requested a police investigation to verify whether A acquired the real estate using insider information.

The Smart National Industrial Complex is an industrial complex being developed over 2.7 million square meters in the Wachon and Budong-ri areas of Yeonseo-myeon. It was selected as a candidate site for the national industrial complex in August 2018 and designated as a land transaction permission zone in September of the same year.

In this area, prefabricated buildings began to be erected and saplings planted on farmland several months before the announcement of the industrial complex designation, raising suspicions of speculation. Sejong City has currently established a speculation reporting center and is conducting investigations into speculative activities targeting all employees.

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