[Exclusive] Controversy Over Muan Apartment Representative Council Formation as Specific Individual Allegedly Planned and Directed

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Residents of Apartment A, located in Illo-eup, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, which sparked controversy after over 50,000 defects were reported during the pre-move-in inspection, are now making waves by claiming that there were "serious problems in the process of electing the election management committee and building representatives last October."

Apartment A faced controversy over fairness during the process of selecting election management committee members for the resident representative meeting in October, as a clause stated that recruitment would be completed if three people applied for the three available positions.

In response, one resident raised an objection and, for the first time in Muan-gun, convened the Apartment Management Dispute Mediation Committee (Dispute Committee) on the 12th. The resident proposed a mediation plan suggesting that, in addition to the existing election management committee members, more members should be recruited and, if the number of applicants exceeds the quota, members should be selected by public drawing.

On the morning of the 19th, Resident B of Apartment A, where these events unfolded, claimed that a specific individual, Mr. K, had planned and directed the entire process from the formation of the election management committee to the election of the building representatives in advance.

Resident B of Orlyong A Apartment in Muan County explained to reporters on the 19th that Mr. K had pre-planned and directed the entire process from the formation of the election commission of the residents' representative meeting to the election of the building representatives. Photo by Youngseo Seo

B stated, "Although Mr. K did not put his name forward as a candidate for the election management committee or building representative, he wielded influence over all decision-making processes like an unofficial power broker, using the emergency committee to control the entire apartment complex."

He explained, "Mr. K gained the trust of the residents by effectively responding to defect repair issues. He achieved tangible results such as requesting meetings with the county governor, organizing protests in front of the county office, attracting donations of cleaning vehicles, and handling correspondence with the construction company, which established him as a leader among the residents."

He continued, "From that point, the emergency committee's focus shifted from discussing defect responses, which had been ongoing for two months, to matters such as the selection of the election management committee and building representatives, with over half of its activities redirected. The committee's direction began to shift from addressing defect issues to political activities."

In particular, he revealed, "Mr. K instructed pre-election campaigning during the building representative selection process and even suggested that some candidates add false career credentials to their resumes, thereby falsifying documents." He added, "I was also asked to write false credentials."

He further stated, "The emergency committee's group chat and defect response chat were operated like an online comment squad. Through the group chat, instructions were given to monitor or pressure residents who were critical of the committee or the emergency committee."

It was also revealed that Mr. K did not hesitate to make political remarks. In B's recorded files, Mr. K repeatedly mentioned the upcoming local elections in two years and expressed his intention to use local council members to shape situations according to his own interests.

B concluded, "I will submit multiple recorded files and documents as evidence to support my claims," emphasizing, "I will thoroughly clarify all fairness issues and suspicions of intervention by specific residents that arose throughout the process."

Regarding this matter, a county official stated, "On the 19th, a resident filed a complaint alleging illegal election activities in the selection of building representatives. We have notified the manager of Apartment A to submit all documents related to the building representative election," adding, "We will thoroughly review the documents once they are received."

Meanwhile, Asia Economy reporters attempted to contact Mr. K several times to confirm these details, but were unable to reach him. Even after sending a text message, no response was received.

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