Former Gurye Police Chief's Land Stone Wall Construction Suspicion, Military: "Built on Drainage Ditch, No Problem"

"Explanation: Requested for Improving Tourist Convenience and Preventing Landslides"

Gurye County Office building exterior view

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Amid suspicions that the Gurye County Office and the county governor built a stone retaining wall on land owned by the then Gurye Police Chief during the period when they were under police investigation, Gurye County has strongly denied these allegations.

They stated that the wall was built on a drainage ditch, not private land, and that the construction was carried out at the request of the village chief, so there is no issue.

According to Gurye County on the 21st, last June, Kim Sun-ho, the governor of Gurye County, was reported by a county office employee on charges of 'abuse of authority and obstruction of the exercise of rights.' The police decided 'no charges' after four months.

Around the same time, Governor Kim filed a complaint against four sanitation workers who reported that the amount of flood waste disposal had been manipulated, accusing them of violating the 'Information and Communications Network Act.'

The police recognized their charges and sent the case to the prosecution. The Gurye Police Station was also conducting an investigation into Gurye County.

The issue arose when a stone retaining wall was built on the police chief’s land around this time, sparking controversy. Suspicions were raised that there might have been some sort of deal between the county and the police.

Gurye County claimed there was absolutely no problem. They explained that the construction was carried out at the request of the village chief and that the land was a drainage ditch, not the police chief’s property.

The head of Sandong-myeon, Gurye County, said, “Before starting the project at the village chief’s request, I visited the site and judged that since it was a drainage ditch, not the police chief’s land, a stone retaining wall could be built. You can verify this by looking at the cadastral map.”

Village chief A said, “The purpose was to secure the road to increase its usefulness for tourists coming from outside the area and also to consider the risk of landslides.”

Meanwhile, Gurye County has launched an audit involving four departments, including the Construction Division and the Forest Income Division, regarding the ‘suspicions of stone retaining wall construction on the police chief’s land.’

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