Involvement in Illegal Quarry Operation... Police Conduct Search and Seizure at Gwangsan District Office in Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The police have seized and searched the Gwangsan District Office in connection with allegations of misconduct involving current and former public officials related to the illegal operation of a quarry.

The Anti-Corruption Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gwangju Police Agency executed a search warrant at the Gwangsan District Office on the 14th.

The police launched an investigation based on suspicions that illegal business activities were conducted under the tacit approval of the responsible local government from 2011, when the permit expired, until the reauthorization in 2014 at a quarry in Gwangsan District.

Having uncovered additional allegations of misconduct involving current and former public officials, the police have begun securing testimonies from related parties and collecting evidence such as documents.