Jung Jeom-sik, the floor leader of the People Power Party, announced on October 8 that he would pursue legal action regarding documents related to private real estate experts allegedly created during the Moon Jae-in administration.
During an emergency press conference at the National Assembly, Jung stated, "This incident cannot end with the national audit."
Earlier, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Eun-hye revealed documents during the National Assembly's audit of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, raising suspicions of a 'blacklist' created during the Moon administration. The documents were reportedly prepared and submitted by the Korea Appraisal Board's Housing Statistics Department under the direction of the Ministry of Land.
Jung claimed, "In 2019, the Moon Jae-in administration's Ministry of Environment created a blacklist targeting executives appointed by previous administrations. It was truly a blacklist regime," and questioned whether the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Land were the only agencies involved in creating such lists.
He emphasized the need for a thorough investigation of all individuals involved in the document's creation, stating, "We will pursue legal action at the party level against key figures, including former Minister of Land Kim Hyun-mi and officials from the Ministry of Land and the Korea Appraisal Board."
In response to Democratic Party lawmakers questioning the source of the documents, Kim Eun-hye retorted, "If the Democratic Party were in opposition and such documents were discovered under the current conservative administration, how would they have reacted?"
She also criticized Democratic Party lawmaker Bok Gi-wang's statement that the Land Committee is a committee focused on people's livelihoods, saying, "What is pleasing to the ear is not necessarily about people's livelihoods. Uncovering this unprecedented incident where the state illegally surveilled and investigated citizens' real estate assets is the true beginning of addressing people's livelihoods."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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