Democratic Party: "Dismissal of Injunction for Ungdong 1 District Was a Foreseen Disaster, Present Countermeasures"

Changwon City "Will Make Decisions for Citizens After Analyzing Causes"

On the 5th, members of the Democratic Party of Korea in the Changwon Special City Council of Gyeongnam held a press conference at the City Hall Press Center and criticized Changwon City regarding the Jinhae Ungdong 1 District development project.

The council members claimed, "The dismissal of the injunction to suspend the cancellation of the Jinhae Ungdong 1 District complex tourism leisure complex development project operator was a predictable disaster."

“On June 30th, the 2nd Administrative Division of the Busan District Court dismissed Changwon City's injunction to suspend execution against the Busanjinhae Free Economic Zone Authority,” they said. “This was influenced by Changwon City's interim audit result announcement on December 20th last year, which stated that the cause and responsibility for the long-term stagnation of the project lay with our city, providing a decisive statement for the cancellation of the project operator and likely affecting the inability to actively defend against the injunction dismissal this time.”

Members of the Democratic Party of Korea in the Changwon Special City Council, Gyeongnam, are holding a press conference regarding the dismissal of the provisional injunction to suspend the cancellation of the designation of the developer for the Jinhae Ungdong 1 District development project.
[Photo by Lee Seryeong]

They diagnosed that Changwon City's interim audit announcement also negatively affected the five-party consultative negotiations aimed at normalizing the Ungdong 1 District project at that time.

They added, “No solution for the project normalization, which citizens had hoped for, was presented,” and “The main point of the audit was a targeted audit during former Mayor Heo Seong-moo’s tenure, and it made a serious error by admitting Changwon City's full responsibility, citing comprehensive management negligence as the project operator and unilateral promotion of land use period extension as causes of the project's long-term stagnation.”

The group of council members demanded ▲ disclosure of the litigation response process ▲ presentation of practical measures to maintain the project operator status and normalize the project ▲ immediate dismissal of the auditor.

A city official stated, “The Democratic Party council members also confirmed that they share the same intention as Changwon City to maintain the project operator status for the Ungdong 1 District development project and to normalize the project.”

“The court’s decision to dismiss the injunction application was based solely on the injunction requirements stipulated in the Administrative Litigation Act,” the official explained. “It is understood that the decision was not made after legal judgment on the audit results or other matters.”

He continued, “We are carefully reviewing the response direction to maintain the project operator status and normalize the project,” and said, “After analyzing the reasons for dismissal, we will make the best decision for the benefit of Changwon citizens.”

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