Police Conduct Search and Seizure at City Hall Regarding Real Estate Favoritism Allegations Against Kim Il-gwon, Yangsan Mayor

Kim Il-gwon, Mayor of Yangsan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The police conducted a search and seizure at Yangsan City Hall in connection with allegations of real estate self-favoritism involving Mayor Kim Il-gwon of Yangsan.

The Anti-Corruption Economic Crime Investigation Division of the Gyeongnam Police Agency announced on the 22nd that they conducted a search and seizure at Yangsan City Hall the previous day to secure materials related to the real estate favoritism allegations involving Mayor Kim Il-gwon of Yangsan.

The police searched the One-Stop Permit Division of Yangsan City Hall, which was responsible for permits at the time, to verify allegations such as the illegal designation of a river embankment in front of Mayor Kim Il-gwon’s land in Sangbuk-myeon, Yangsan City, as a road under the Building Act in May 2019.

A police official stated, “The search and seizure was conducted to secure materials to determine whether public officials improperly handled the work at the time regarding the land favoritism allegations.”

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