Statement Emerges: "Won Hee-Ryong Ordered Adoption of Original Plan for Yangpyeong Expressway, Saying 'I Could Be Investigated'"

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During a trial at the Seoul Central District Court, testimony emerged that former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong warned that one could face an investigation if the proposed route change for the Yangpyeong Expressway was pushed forward. An official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that former Minister Won ordered the implementation of the original plan, and raised suspicions that the Pre…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = At the time when allegations of preferential treatment regarding the change of the Yangpyeong Expressway route arose, former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong told employees, "You could be investigated, so..."