Kyungsilryeon "Daejang-dong Allegations, Immediate Forced Investigation and Special Prosecutor Needed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] The Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) issued a statement on the 29th regarding the preferential treatment allegations in the Daejang-dong development project in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, demanding that "the prosecution immediately launch a compulsory investigation and the National Assembly swiftly introduce a special prosecutor to thoroughly uncover and punish the power-driven construction corruption."

CCEJ stated, "In the development project that should have been pursued for housing stability, private developers enjoyed preferential treatment resulting in unfair gains exceeding 600 billion won. It has been revealed that former Supreme Court justices, prosecutors general, special prosecutors, and families of current lawmakers were mobilized to reap enormous profits," adding, "Partial and sporadic investigations like the current ones cannot resolve the stench of rotten construction corruption."

They continued, "Looking at the project process, Seongnam-si, as the licensing authority, took charge of permits and land acquisition, reducing project risks. It converted national rental housing land into saleable land and allowed private developers to impose inflated sale prices, thereby eliminating the public role of ensuring housing stability," and criticized, "Seongnam-si, the licensing authority, acted more as a supporter of preferential profits rather than blocking corruption, and we cannot agree with packaging unfair gains as development profit recovery."

CCEJ emphasized, "With investigations like these, not only will public criticism of investigations being influenced by political considerations be unavoidable, but the structural corruption of the construction cartel is unlikely to be revealed, and the case may be treated merely as individual corruption and deviation," urging, "The president must immediately initiate comprehensive compulsory investigations, and the National Assembly should not use this incident merely as a tool for political strife but must promptly introduce a special prosecutor."

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