Won Hee-ryong: "If Collapse Disaster Recurs, Companies Should Go Bankrupt and Officials Should Go to Jail"

Visit to Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park Collapse Site... Consoling Victims

"Since Ministerial Inauguration, Personally Overseeing Site Cleanup and Victim Compensation"

On the 29th, Won Hee-ryong, Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Presidential Transition Committee, visited the collapsed site of Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park and received a report from a Hyundai Development Company official.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Won Hee-ryong, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nominee and Planning Committee member of the Presidential Transition Committee, visited the site of the Gwangju Hwajeong I-Park collapse accident on the 29th and said, "If a similar accident happens again, the company should go bankrupt and the public officials should go to jail."

On the morning of the same day, Won visited the accident site and comforted the merchants affected by the nearby residential-commercial complex and the prospective residents, stating this.

He said, "If I take office as minister, I will continue the work consecutively," and promised, "I will personally oversee follow-up tasks such as accident recovery and compensation for damages."

He added, "No matter how long it takes or what price must be paid, such an incident must never happen again," emphasizing, "I will stand on the side of the citizens, victims, and prospective residents."

He went up to the 22nd and 26th floors of Building 201, where the outer wall and others collapsed, and inspected the interior for about 20 minutes, then received a report on the follow-up measures from the site manager of the construction company, Hyundai Development Company.

A Hyundai Development Company official said, "The demolition target will be decided based on the results of a future safety diagnosis," and added, "If only Building 201 is demolished, it is expected to take about 44 months, and if the entire complex is demolished, about 80 months."

After finishing the visit to the accident site, Won visited the Honam branch of the Korea Land and Housing Safety Management Institute and held a safety reinforcement meeting with the responsible local governments participating.

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