[경기도국감] Lee Haesik "President Yoon Must Take Responsibility for Yangpyeong Expressway"

On the 17th, the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee conducted a government audit on Gyeonggi Province.

Regarding the Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway, there are calls for President Yoon Suk-yeol to step in and resolve the issue as the person responsible, and for the 29 plots of land in Gangsang-myeon, the terminus of the controversial Yangpyeong Expressway modification plan (owned by the family of First Lady Kim Keon-hee), to be returned to society.

On the 17th, Lee Hae-sik, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea representing Gangdong-gu Eul in Seoul, stated during the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee’s audit of Gyeonggi Province, "It seems the current government has no intention of abandoning the modification plan, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong appears to be taking the lead. This issue, which has raised public suspicion, ultimately involves President Yoon Suk-yeol. As the person responsible, the president should order the matter to be resolved according to the original plan."

He then pointed out the "incomprehensible aspects" of the modification plan one by one.

Lee first said, "After great difficulty, the original Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway plan passed the preliminary feasibility study, but suddenly a modification plan was introduced, and at the terminus of that plan, land equivalent to five soccer fields owned by the president’s in-laws was discovered. It is only natural that the public harbors suspicions."

He continued, "When the controversy over the modification plan arose, Minister Won Hee-ryong canceled a national project worth 1.7 trillion won, which is also incomprehensible."

Furthermore, he lamented, "The modification plan was proposed not by the Ministry of Land or Yangpyeong County initially, but by contractors such as Donghae Comprehensive Technology and Kyungdong Engineering. This time, the contractors even released the BC (Benefit-Cost) analysis."

He added, "Looking at how the BC was calculated, it seems the Yoon Suk-yeol administration does not intend to abandon this project."

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon responded that day, "(The Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway project) has been highly controversial and has escalated into political strife," adding, "To resolve it quickly, the person responsible must take action. I do not know who that person is."

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