Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin said on the 21st that he would "dispose of the dwellings within a month or two" amid controversy over owning multiple homes. Lee owns two apartments in Seoul's Gangnam district.
Lee answered this way at a National Policy Committee audit at the National Assembly that day when pressed that "while saying he will rein in rising home prices, he himself owns two ultra-high-priced apartments."
Lee said, "The two apartments (I own) are related to my family and are being used together," adding, "For anything that does not meet expectations, I will take care of it within a month or two." He also said, "I am sorry for causing concern."
Regarding the dwellings he owns, Lee said, "It is a place called Daerim Apartment in Umyeon-dong (Seocho District), and even now you can check it by searching online; it is that level of apartment."
At the audit that day, lawmakers also questioned Lee about the fact that he received 40 billion won as a success fee after winning a lawsuit over a land seizure case at the Guro Industrial Complex during his time as a public-interest attorney. In response to a question from People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sang-hoon asking, "Where are you keeping the 40 billion won," Lee said, "Most of it is at financial institutions."