Geochang-gun Expands Investigation Scope of Public Officials' 'Real Estate Speculation' ... Accepts Civil Society Groups' Demands

Operation of the Public Interest Reporting Center, Expecting Active Public Interest Reports from Gunmin

Geochang County Office Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 25th that it will expand the scope and period of the full-scale investigation into real estate speculation allegations involving public officials, which began on the 22nd.

The decision to expand the investigation is explained by Geochang-gun as a measure to partially accept the demands of civic groups and to meet the expectations of the residents.

First, considering the positions of the public officials under investigation, the status of the special investigation team leader was elevated to Deputy County Governor. The scope of the full-scale investigation was also actively expanded to include land transaction details from January 1, 2009, to the present, two years longer than originally planned, in response to civic groups' demands.

Despite sufficient resolution of suspicions so far, the Geochang Detention Center and Seongsan Village relocation complex projects, which have been continuously raised, will also be included in the investigation to put an end to the controversy.

In particular, to ensure a thorough investigation into public officials' real estate speculation, a Public Interest Reporting Center will be operated to actively encourage residents to report any relevant information.

Gu In-mo, the governor of Geochang-gun, urged, "Since there may be limitations to the internal full-scale investigation, residents who are aware of illegal real estate speculation by public officials are encouraged to actively report it."

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