This transcript discusses a controversy surrounding a change in the route of the Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway in South Korea. The Democratic Party raised concerns about the change, which was perceived as benefiting the family of First Lady Kim Kun-hee. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport was criticized for a lack of transparency and for allegedly changing the route to favor the First Lady's family. The opposition party demanded an investigation into the matter, citing issues with administrative transparency. It was suggested that the change in the route occurred shortly after a change in local leadership and may have political implications. The discussion emphasized the need for clarity and transparency in government actions and procedures.
1. The Democratic Party raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest in a decision to change the route of the Seoul Yangpyeong Expressway. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport criticized this as an interest cartel, highlighting the fact that it attempted to change the route to give preferential treatment to First Lady Kim Kun-hee's family.
2. The so-called change in route was discovered, and after being exposed, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Minister Won Hee-ryong said they will reexamine it.
3. The 1.8 trillion won highway between Seoul and Yangpyeong has been discussed since 2008.
4. The final destination has been changed to Yangseo-myeon. The local government and administration changed suddenly. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will discuss route changes on July 18, 2022.
5. The route has changed in 8 days, and the reply came from Yangpyeong-gun. It was changed to Gangsang-myeonga. This change increased the length of the highway section by 2.2 km, and the national tax amount is about 100 billion won.
6. The existence of land itself is a fact, so why did it change? Suspicions are being raised about what kind of power was involved in the process of this change.
7. The Democratic Party's position is to demand that these suspicions be revealed. A related task force has been formed.
8. The task force team is now investigating whether it was necessary to build up the land in addition to the house, and if there is anything suspicious, file a complaint or report.
9. The end point was changed two months after President Yoon Seok-yeol took office, and the governor of Yangpyeong County was changed in July of last year.
10. Former lawmaker Kim Seon-kyo argued in the standing committee that the route should be changed so that an interchange could be installed within Yangpyeong-gun jurisdiction.
11. The Korea Expressway Corporation accepted that claim and presented a new plan, a reorganization plan, in such a way that the road construction end point is Gangsang-myeon.
12. The president's family and the president's wife's family currently have land in Gangsang-myeon.
13. Residents have mixed opinions on the benefit of creating a branch point and an end point.
14. Minister Won Hee-ryong said that there was no proper procedure to collect residents' opinions.
15. Former county governor Jeong Dong-gyun, who served as county governor until June of last year, said he had never seen a route that ended in Gangsang-myeon.
16. The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport expressed an opinion in the case of Hanam City, but Hanam City's opinion was immediately ignored.
17. The land doesn't go anywhere and all the official documents are dated, so we have all the supporting data.