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It has been confirmed that the candidate for Constitutional Court
Chung Jeong-mi bought land in the past, saying that he would farm himself, but did not actually farm, but entrusted farming to his father. During his time as a judge, Chung emphasized the constitutional principle that farmland can only be owned by those who farm it.

This was covered exclusively by reporter Soh Hwan-wook.

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A village in Cheongdo County, North
Gyeongsang Province. The owner of this 1,200-square-meter farmland where persimmon trees and sesame seeds grow is a candidate for the Constitutional Court.

In May 2013, when Chung was the chief judge of the Daejeon District Law, he bought it for 5 million won.

Candidate Chung wrote in his farming plan that he would continue to engage in farming with his own labor and grow rice and onions, and he also made it clear in the "Agricultural Land Acquisition Credential Application" that it was for agricultural management purposes.

However, the actual farmer on this land is Candidate Jung's father.

[Father of the candidate for Constitutional Court: This is also what I planted, I planted perilla seeds (planted) while doing this and that, but I planted perilla seeds, sesame seeds, peppers, etc.]

Candidate Chung leased the land to the Rural Corporation immediately after the purchase, and the Rural Corporation again entrusted the farming to Candidate Chong's father, which took only ten days from purchase to consignment contract.

It has been repeatedly pointed out that the consignment of farmland leases can be used as a window for illegal farmland speculation.

This is because it bypasses the Farmland Law, which made it impossible to buy farmland unless you are an actual farmer, and it is a way for foreigners who do not farm to own as much farmland as they want.

When Chung was the chief judge of the Daejeon Land Law, he referred to the constitutional "principle of free economic warfare" that farmland can only be owned by those who farm it.

[Rep. Kim Eui-chong/Democratic Party: This acquisition of farmland is a violation of the spirit of the Constitution and the constitutional order. Through the process of personnel hearings, we will thoroughly examine the illegality of the farmland acquisition process.]

Chung said he did not know the details of the documents related to the acquisition because it was handled by his father, and that he would speak about them at the hearing.

According to the explanation, the relevant documents were also prepared by his father, not the purchaser, candidate Jung, so it seems that another controversy will arise.

(Video Interview: Park Hyun-chul and Yang Doo-won, Video Editing: Yu Yu-yang)