Regarding the suspicion of ‘Pangyo H Hotel in Jeongja-dong’, the prosecution secured a statement saying, “Lee Jae-myung, then mayor of Seongnam at the time, made me take pictures of the hotel business agreement ceremony again because he was concerned that disputes over preferential treatment would arise later.” The prosecution, which booked Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung as a suspect, is expanding its investigation through former and current Seongnam City Hall officials and officials involved in the hotel development.
“Mayor Lee Jae-myung drew a line with a sharpie, saying, ‘Is this correct?”
The Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating this case, is organizing what happened in the office of Mayor Lee Jae-myeong on January 5, 2015 by time slot. On this day, Seongnam City and the hotel developer took a picture after signing the ‘Business Mutual Cooperation Agreement’. However, it is said that CEO Lee acted unexpectedly during the signing. After discussions between the working-level staff, a pre-written agreement was left, saying, “Is this correct? It’s a bit strange,” he said.
According to the officials at the site at the time, CEO Lee pointed out that ‘the hotel operator has the priority to purchase the land after the land lease (30 years) is over’. Representative Lee drew a line on the clause with a sharp pencil, and took his first photo shoot with that condition. This was around 2:00 PM.
On January 5, 2015, Jaemyung Lee, then mayor of Seongnam, signed an MOU with H Hotel in Jeongja-dong, and the first photo (above) taken around 2:00 p.m. under). The shooting time is also stored in the original photo file. Photos Seongnam City
Even after the signing ceremony, the hotel operators said they could not leave City Hall. This is because CEO Lee contacted me and demanded that the photo be taken again. Eventually, the contractors headed back to the mayor’s office, and at around 4:50 pm, the two sides signed the agreement again and took pictures again.
Finally, in the document kept by Seongnam City, the contents pointed out by CEO Lee were corrected. The ‘priority to request land purchase’ was changed to ‘land purchase after the loan period ends’.
The provision of ‘controversy over preferential treatment’ that had no legal basis… Changed to a term in the relevant law
In this regard, an official involved in the drafting of the agreement at the time said, “Before it was amended, there was no legal basis for the ‘priority purchase claim’.” CEO Lee was aware of the details of the business,” he said.
Accordingly, the prosecution is suspicious of the possibility that Lee was aware of the preferential treatment situation. This is because CEO Lee, who was a former lawyer, showed a meticulous appearance by directing corrections to content that could become a problem in the future and even taking pictures again.
The provision that allowed the hotel to rent the land in Seongnam City at a low price for 30 years and purchase the land at the end of the lease period is also related to Lee’s suspicion of breach of trust. Seongnam City signed a private contract with Mr. Hwang Mo, a hotel developer with a capital of 1.4 billion won, to guarantee business rights for the hotel site facing the Gyeongbu Expressway. Since then, controversy over preferential treatment has arisen, such as the use of the ‘natural green area’ being changed to a ‘general commercial area’. It is known that Mr. Hwang has a close relationship with Mr. Jeong Jin-sang, who is the closest aide to CEO Lee.
Regarding the amendment of the agreement, the hotel side expressed its position, “It is a business agreement concluded in accordance with the relevant laws and there is no problem.” Representative Lee also said, “This is a matter that was reflected in the agreement after an internal legal review of Seongnam City. It is not an arbitrary market decision.”
Reporters Cheolwoong Kim and Changhoon Lee kim.chulwoong@joongang.co.kr
2023-07-10 10:58:56
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