Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation, next door to Jae-myung Lee, chartered a 61-pyeong apartment… Controversy over use

Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH), a public corporation under Gyeonggi Province, has been arguing over the use of the apartment building next door to the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung as it has been leased from one year and six months ago.

Lee Jae-myung leaving his home in Sunae-dong

According to GH on the 17th, the GH Pangyo Project Team leased a 200.66 m² (61 pyeong) A apartment in Sunae-dong, Bundang-gu for two years at a deposit of 950 million won in August 2020, when Lee was the Gyeonggi governor.

According to GH, there are currently four people living there as lodging for remote employees.

However, the house next door to the apartment is questioned whether it is the right use for the apartment, as Lee received the sale in 1997 and has been living there ever since.

Kim Ki-hyeon, floor leader of the People’s Power, said, “I cannot help but reasonably doubt that the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation dormitory was moved to the side of candidate Lee’s home in August 2020 and used illegally, and that he was preparing for the presidential election, such as preparing for Lee’s promises.” pointed out

Rep. Park Soo-young of the same party raised the question, “Does it make sense to rent a 60-pyeong apartment for a whopping 950 million won while four employees live together?

People’s Power is on the offensive by stating that the president of GH was Lee Heon-wook, who is classified as a close aide to Lee.

Mr. Lee served as an advisor to Seongnam FC and Jubilee Bank in 2015 when Lee was mayor of Seongnam, and took office as president of GH in February 2019 while he was the Gyeonggi governor, but resigned in November last year.

He also designed real estate policies such as ‘basic housing’, one of Lee’s core policies.

Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation Accommodation Register

Regarding this, a GH official said, “There are 4 young employees in their 20s and 30s, including 2 assistant managers and 2 new hires, living in the apartment. , 10 minutes by car,” he said.

The official said, “After checking with the staff, they said that they only knew that candidate Lee lived next door after meeting Lee in the elevator.” “As there was no communication with Lee and the couple at all, Kim Hye-kyung ordered 10 sushi related to the controversy over the use of corporate cards. It doesn’t matter,” he added.

An official from the candidate’s camp said, “I know that candidate Lee was also unaware that the house next door was a residence of the Gyeonggi Housing and Land Corporation.”

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