Gokseong County Councilor Suspected of Operating Construction Company Under Borrowed Name... Police Conduct Search and Seizure

Jeonnam Police Secure Mobile Phones... Investigating Intervention in Construction Contracts
Checking Whether Councilor Used Position to Exert Influence

Police have launched an investigation following allegations that a member of the Gokseong County Council in South Jeolla Province operated a construction company under a borrowed name and intervened in securing government construction contracts. On June 20, the Second Anti-Corruption Crime Investigation Division of the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency conducted a search and seizure of the home and office of Councilor A from the Gokseong County Council, securing related materials including mobile phones.

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Councilor A is suspected of having transferred the construction company he previously operated to another person's name, but continued to effectively run the business and exert influence over the awarding of county-ordered construction projects even after entering public office. It is reported that only the ownership of the company was transferred to another individual after Councilor A assumed public office.

The police have received a related petition and are currently investigating whether Councilor A still effectively manages the company and whether he has been unfairly involved in securing construction contracts. A police official stated, "As this is an ongoing investigation, it is difficult to disclose specific details."

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