Updated: September 7, 2023, 19:52
Investigation Launched on Geum River Basin Environment Agency
Osong Underpass Road Flood Accident – On September 7th, the Prosecutors’ Investigation Headquarters initiated a mandatory investigation into the Geum River Basin Environment Agency, which is responsible for managing the Miho River.
The Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office dispatched approximately 10 investigators, including two prosecutors, to the Environment Agency in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. The investigation lasted for about 10 hours, starting at 9:30 am on the same day, with the purpose of securing documents related to the management of the temporary river embankment in Miho.
During the operation, the prosecution conducted a search and seizure of the Commissioner’s Office and the River Bureau. The charges listed in the search and seizure warrant include professional negligence and manslaughter.
An official from the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office explained, “Although the Geum River Basin Environment Agency was initially not included as a subject of investigation by the Government Policy Coordination Office, it was later excluded from the search and seizure target.”
Prior to this investigation, the Government Policy Coordination Office conducted an inspection and found that the poor construction of the Miho River temporary embankment near the Gungpyeong 2 underpass was a significant contributing factor to the disaster.
Simultaneously, the prosecution also summoned 36 officials from five agencies, including Chungbuk Province, Cheongju City, Administrative City Construction Agency, Chungbuk Police Agency, and Chungbuk Fire Headquarters for questioning.
In July, prosecutors had already conducted a search and seizure of these organizations. Additionally, on the 1st of last month, they raided five companies involved in the construction and supervision of the Mihocheongyo Bridge temporary embankment.
On July 15th, in Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, the Miho River embankment collapsed due to heavy rainfall at the Gungpyeong Subway 2, resulting in the submersion of 17 vehicles, including city buses. The tragic accident claimed the lives of 14 people and left 10 others injured.
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“General procedures such as occupying the river and the process of using licenses need to be investigated”
(Cheongju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Hyeong-woo = Osong Underpass Road Flood Accident On the 7th, the Prosecutors’ Investigation Headquarters launched a mandatory investigation into the Geum River Basin Environment Agency, which manages the Miho River.
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The Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office sent about 10 investigators, including two prosecutors, to the Environment Agency in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon for about 10 hours from 9:30 am on the same day to secure documents related to the management of the temporary river embankment Miho.
The prosecution conducted a search and seizure of the Commissioner’s Office and the River Bureau.
The charges listed in the search and seizure warrant were professional negligence and manslaughter.
An official from the Cheongju District Prosecutor’s Office explained, “The Geumgang River Basin Environment Agency was not the subject of an investigation request by the Government Policy Coordination Office, but was excluded from the search and seizure target at the beginning of the investigation.”
Previously, through an inspection, the Government Policy Coordination Office identified the poor construction of the Miho River temporary embankment near the Gungpyeong 2 underpass as a leading factor in the disaster.
At the same time, 36 officials from five agencies, including Chungbuk Province, Cheongju City, Administrative City Construction Agency, Chungbuk Police Agency, and Chungbuk Fire Headquarters, were asked by the prosecution to investigate.
Prosecutors conducted a search and seizure of these organizations in July, and on the 1st of last month, they searched and seized five companies, including a construction company and a supervision company for the temporary embankment of the Mihocheongyo Bridge.
On July 15, at the Gungpyeong Subway 2 in Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, the embankment of the Miho River burst due to heavy rain, and the river water flowed in, submerging 17 vehicles including city buses. The accident killed 14 people and injured 10 others.
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