[국감현장]Dahye Moon, controversy over illegal Airbnb operations in Jeju and Yeongdeungpo
Rep. Shin Dong-wook: “Please take a closer look at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.”
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon said on the 24th, “We understand that the shared lodging (operated by Da-hye Moon) is entirely illegal,” and added, “In the case of officetels, since lodging business licenses are not permitted, (investigative agencies) are investigating the matter.” “It will be accomplished and an announcement will be made,” he said.
Minister Yoo responded as follows to a question from People’s Power Party lawmaker Shin Dong-wook regarding the suspicions of former President Moon Jae-in’s daughter Moon Da-hye running an illegal lodging business during the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee’s audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held at the National Assembly on this day.
Recently, Dahye Moon has been suspected of operating a villa in Jeju Island and an officetel in Yeongdeungpo-gu through the shared lodging platform Airbnb without reporting the business as a lodging business.
Rep. Shin Dong-wook said, “In the case of a vacation home in Jeju Island, there were 130 reviews on Airbnb for two years, and if the profit was calculated as 300,000 won per night, it means that at least 39 million won in profit was made.” He added, “We are sorry for continuing this illegal business. “I am shocked about this,” he pointed out.
At the same time, he said, “I don’t understand why (existing owner) Father Song Ki-in sold a villa worth 1 billion won to Ms. Moon Da-hye for 380 million won, and whether this constitutes an illegal gift.” He added, “Father Song is a Catholic priest Jeong Gwan-sang. He confessed that he did not own real estate, but I cannot erase the suspicion that he suddenly sold it to the president’s children right after President Moon left office.”
Regarding the Yeongdeungpo officetel, Rep. Shin said, “In June 2021, Da-hye Moon, who had no income during a time when real estate regulations were severe, received a loan of 420 million won and purchased real estate worth a total of 1.11 billion won,” and “Source of funds.” He raised suspicions, saying, “The house built with unclear money was used for illegal shared lodging.” He added, “I hope the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will take a closer look.”
The shared lodging business is a business that provides lodging in single-family homes, multi-family houses, townhouses, multi-generational houses, and apartments to foreign tourists under lodging business and other legal business reports. Officetels are business facilities, so this is not possible.
If it is proven that Da-hye Moon operated shared lodging in undeclared lodgings and officetels through Airbnb, she could be sentenced to up to two years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won for violating the Public Health Management Act.
(Seoul = News 1)
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