Lee Jae-myung: "It's not Daejang-dong Gate but Hwacheon Daeyu Gate"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is attending and responding at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province on the 18th.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, argued that calling the Daejang-dong development project the "Daejang-dong Gate" is incorrect and that it should be called the "Hwacheon Daeyu Gate."

On the 18th, Lee appeared as a witness at the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee's audit of Gyeonggi Province held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Suwon, emphasizing, "The Daejang-dong development project was legitimate," and "It is not the Daejang-dong Gate but the Hwacheon Daeyu Gate."

Lee's view is that the Daejang-dong development project was conducted as a public-private joint development without issues, and since the corruption arose during the process of private investors (Hwacheon Daeyu) dividing the development profits, it is appropriate to call it the Hwacheon Daeyu Gate.

He added, "The issue with former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation Planning Director Yoo Dong-gyu is a situation hard for me to believe," and "(Mr. Yoo) was merely a person in charge of a part of this massive Daejang-dong development project."

Lee argued that the deviation of former Director Yoo alone should not be seen as a problem with the entire Daejang-dong project.

Regarding some who label him as the designer of Daejang-dong and accuse him of corruption, Lee made a clear statement.

He explained, "I was the person who designed the public recovery plan during the Daejang-dong development project, not someone who designed corruption to allow private investors to share development profits," and "The profits among private investors were likely decided by banks, investors, and investing companies."

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