"Busan Version of Daejang-dong Scandal Must Not Happen!" ‥ Oh Gyu-seok, Busan Gijang County Governor, Stages Solo Protest Against Private Privileges in Landfill Site

24th Solo Protest Against Jang-an-eup Industrial Waste Landfill

"Immediately Reject the Business Plan Granting Special Privileges to Private Operators!"

On the 3rd at 10:45 a.m., Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Busan's Gijang County, held the 24th solo protest in front of Busan City Hall, firmly opposing the private business plan to build an industrial waste landfill in the conservation green area of Jangan-eup.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “We cannot tolerate a ‘second Busan-style Daejang-dong scandal’ that grants special favors to the private sector at the expense of destroying natural green spaces!”

The opposition of local government heads against the planned construction of an industrial waste landfill in the area is intensifying, manifesting in persistent street protests.

On the morning of the 3rd at 10:45 AM, Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Busan’s Gijang-gun, held his 24th solo protest in front of Busan City Hall opposing the industrial waste landfill project in Jangan-eup.

Earlier, Busan City received a plan for a 60,000-pyeong private industrial waste landfill project in Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun, and on June 3rd sent a consultation letter to Gijang-gun.

Gijang-gun delivered to Busan City a statement from the mayor firmly opposing the landfill development, a residents’ resolution, and departmental review opinions.

Mayor Oh Gyu-seok then immediately launched a ‘forceful protest’ to strongly convey the opposition of Gijang-gun and its residents.

He began solo protests on June 8th and continued with the 24th protest on this day.

Mayor Oh stated, “We will not tolerate the plan to install a large-scale industrial waste landfill, which is expected to cause severe environmental pollution, in Gijang-gun, which boasts a pristine natural environment. Granting permission for a 60,000-pyeong industrial waste landfill through private development, not public development, in a conservation green area that must be preserved is environmental destruction and a special favor for private businesses.”

During the protest, Mayor Oh strongly warned, “This is a second Busan-style Daejang-dong scandal that destroys nature while handing over huge profits to the private sector. Busan City must immediately stop this secretive administration.”

He also stated, “The authority to draft the urban and county management plan for the industrial waste treatment facility in Jangan-eup is delegated to the Gijang-gun mayor under Article 66 of the Busan City Urban Planning Ordinance. If Busan City exercises this drafting authority directly, we will resist together with the 1.76 million residents of Gijang-gun and take legal action against Mayor Park Hyung-joon and Busan City.”

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