Kang Deuk-gu "Yangpyeong Expressway, 12 Plots of Land Owned by Kim Geon-hee's Family"

Democratic Party Rep. Kang Deuk-gu CBS Radio Interview
"Songpa and Gangnam Only Take 20-25 Minutes"

Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Deuk-gu appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the 6th and stated regarding the suspicion of the Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong highway route change involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee's family, "The lands owned by First Lady Kim Keon-hee's family are being revealed one after another, located just 500 meters from the Yangpyeong highway terminus and about 1 km from the Namyangpyeong (Nadeulmok) IC. According to our verification, there are 12 parcels."

Lawmaker Kang claimed, "Based on various reports and verifications, a significant portion of the lands in this area belong to the First Lady, including her mother Choi Eun-soon's family."

In particular, Kang emphasized, "The important point is that there are lands owned by (the First Lady's family) within 1 km after exiting Yangpyeong IC, and within 500 meters if measured from the junction (JC). This location is only about 20 to 25 minutes away from Songpa and Gangnam, which means that what would otherwise be useless land could become golden land. Such speculation is quite plausible."

Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Deuk-gu. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Lawmaker Kang argued that there has been no confirmed case of changing the terminus after the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) and suggested that external pressure might have been exerted. Kang emphasized, "From the start of the PFS to its completion, the terminus was consistently assumed to be Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, which is the most critical point."

Regarding the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's rebuttal that the route was changed considering traffic demand and minimizing environmental damage, Kang pointed out, "When I was the Vice Governor of Gyeonggi Province, looking back at that time, there was no case where the start or terminus was changed."

Kang said, "I believe changing this is not easy unless one has considerable influence, and other experts generally share this view."

Kang added, "There was never a public hearing or time to exchange opinions with residents. The most important thing is that even the county council members did not know about this, and the announcement of the change was made less than two weeks after the current county governor was elected and inaugurated, not the former governor."

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