Search and Seizure at Dongdaemun-gu Office over 'Cheongnyangni Redevelopment Corruption Allegations'

The police investigating corruption allegations in the redevelopment project of Cheongnyangni 4 District in Seoul have launched a forced investigation.

On the morning of the 23rd, the Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul conducted a search and seizure at the Dongdaemun District Office located in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, as well as the office of the Cheongnyangni 4 District Redevelopment Promotion Committee in Dongdaemun-gu.

It is reported that departments including the Housing Division at the Dongdaemun District Office were subject to the search and seizure.

The police are investigating allegations that former and current district office officials, who were in charge of related tasks when the Cheongnyangni 4 District redevelopment officially began in 2017, purchased unauthorized buildings to obtain pre-sale rights and received preferential treatment to acquire apartments with larger floor areas.

Based on materials secured through the search and seizure, the police plan to investigate whether these officials used information obtained through their work to acquire pre-sale rights and whether they received quid pro quo benefits from the redevelopment promotion committee.

Previously, the chairman of the Cheongnyangni 4 District Redevelopment Promotion Committee was prosecuted last year on charges including providing preferential treatment by granting pre-sale rights to individuals without shares in the redevelopment site during the project process.

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