Illegal Mooring Facilities Installed Along Nakdong River in Gyeongnam... Special Judicial Police Launch Planned Crackdown

Unauthorized Installation for Water Skiing Use Causes Complaints from Nearby Residents

The special judicial police are conducting crackdowns on illegal moorings.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Residents in the Nakdong River area of Gyeongnam have been voicing complaints about the inconvenience caused by the installation of illegal mooring docks, prompting the Gyeongnam Special Judicial Police (Provincial Special Judicial Police) to launch a planned crackdown.

The Provincial Special Judicial Police announced on the 5th that from the 12th of this month until October 31, they will conduct a joint planned crackdown with city and county authorities on mooring docks that are occupying river areas without permission.

The Provincial Special Judicial Police have identified that illegal mooring docks are being installed without authorization from the river management authority for activities such as water skiing within the river area.

Despite a crackdown conducted by the Provincial Special Judicial Police last year, it has been confirmed that illegal mooring docks are still being installed in the same area.

The installation of illegal mooring docks has caused growing dissatisfaction among nearby residents due to noise from motorboat operations and interference with inland fisheries. Additionally, concerns about river pollution continue due to cooking activities and the dumping of household waste near the mooring docks.

Occupying river areas without permission from the river management authority or violating orders to restore the area to its original state can result in imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million KRW.

The Provincial Special Judicial Police will crack down on illegal mooring docks that continue to occupy the river area despite receiving orders from the river management authority to restore the site.

A representative of the Provincial Special Judicial Police stated, "If violations are concealed, denied, or the scale of the violation is minimized during investigations, search and seizure and compulsory investigations will also be conducted."

Meanwhile, last year the Provincial Special Judicial Police conducted a comprehensive crackdown on illegal mooring docks, uncovering one case of unauthorized river occupation and three cases of failure to comply with restoration orders, all four cases being forwarded with prosecution recommendations.

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