Presidential Office: "Yoon 'on vacation,' discusses 'Muryangpan apartment issue'... Ruling party and government hold emergency meeting"

Presidential Office: "Construction Interest Cartel Neglects Public Safety"
High-Level Party-Government Meeting Directed by President Yoon This Afternoon

The Presidential Office announced on the 2nd that President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has begun his summer vacation, held in-depth discussions with Chief Secretary Kim Dae-gi and senior secretaries regarding the so-called 'Sunsal Apartment' incident involving the omission of rebar and poor construction in apartments. Following President Yoon's directive that there must be no gaps in responses related to public safety, the Presidential Office, government, and the People Power Party will hold an emergency high-level party-government meeting to devise countermeasures.

Kim Eun-hye, the Presidential Office's Chief Public Relations Secretary, stated at a briefing held at the Yongsan Presidential Office that afternoon, regarding the emergency high-level party-government meeting, "President Yoon urged at yesterday's Cabinet meeting that a definite countermeasure must be prepared through an emergency meeting between the party and government, and this meeting is being held accordingly."

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In his opening remarks at the Cabinet meeting he presided over the previous day, President Yoon said, "Following a comprehensive safety inspection of underground parking lots using the flat slab construction method by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), many citizens have expressed serious concerns about poor construction. The cartel prioritizing vested interests over public safety must be broken." He also urged thorough inspections of apartments where the flat slab construction method was applied.

In a private remark, President Yoon emphasized the government's responsibility regarding social issues threatening 'public safety,' and asked the Presidential Office staff and Cabinet members to "consider what the role of the state is."

A senior official from the Presidential Office, regarding President Yoon's mention of vested interest cartels, responded, "Just as the separation of powers among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches guarantees citizens' rights and freedoms in the political structure, the separation of powers in construction?design, construction, and supervision?protects public safety. President Yoon's intention is that when these vested interest cartels are united as one, neglecting public safety or human rights is the same."

Senior officials from the Presidential Office, government, and People Power Party will hold a high-level party-government meeting this afternoon at the Prime Minister's official residence in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, regarding poor construction in apartments using the flat slab construction method.

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The party and government plan to share the current status of poor construction in underground parking lots of apartments using the 'flat slab construction method,' revealed by a recent full investigation by Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and discuss countermeasures.

Attending from the Presidential Office will be Chief Secretary Kim Dae-gi, Political Affairs Secretary Lee Jin-bok, Public Relations Secretary Kim Eun-hye, and Economic Secretary Choi Sang-mok. From the ruling party will be Floor Leader Yoon Jae-ok, Policy Committee Chairman Park Dae-chul, National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee Secretary Kim Jeong-jae, and Strategic Planning Deputy Chairman Park Seong-min. From the government will be Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission Han Ki-jung, and LH President Lee Han-jun.

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