Mar.11.2021: Official land scandal probe finds handful of suspects

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English - March 12, 2021 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MB
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Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced Thursday that a government inquiry identified 20 employees from the Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) and Land Ministry as possibly using inside information to purchase land on the site of LH's Gwangmyeong-Siheung New Town development.

The inquiry’s preliminary results add seven people to an initial 13 LH employees accused on March 2 by two civic groups –– the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) and Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyun) –– of using inside information and third-party intermediaries to purchase land in the areas slated for development.

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Full Article: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/03/11/national/politics/LH-insider-scandal/20210311185900374.html