Police Raid LH Jinju Headquarters Over 'Sunsal Apartment' Scandal

The police conducted a search and seizure at the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) Jinju headquarters in connection with the so-called ‘Sunsal Apartment’ case.

According to LH on the 16th, the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency’s Metropolitan Investigation Unit has been conducting a search and seizure since the morning at the LH Jinju headquarters, targeting the Construction Safety Department and the Housing Structure Estimation Team offices, which are related to the recent ‘rebar omission incident.’

On the 30th of last month, at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s emergency safety inspection meeting for public housing, the results of a full investigation of 91 rental and sale complexes ordered by LH, applying flat slab structures in underground parking lots, were reported.

According to the results, 15 sites were found to have been constructed with omitted reinforcing bars.

On the 4th, LH requested an investigation by the National Police Agency into the companies involved in design, construction, and supervision of the 15 sites confirmed to have defective flat slab construction, as well as the internal employees responsible for related tasks, and also requested audits from the Fair Trade Commission and the Board of Audit and Inspection.

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