Former Official in Charge of Delayed Line 7 Cheongna Extension Found Dead

A former senior government official who was in charge of the Seoul Subway Line 7 Cheongna Extension project, which has faced controversy over construction delays, has been found dead.

According to the Incheon Yeonsu Police Station yesterday (July 22), Mr. A, a former senior official at the Incheon City Urban Railway Construction Headquarters, was found dead at his home at around 7:00 PM that day.

Mr. A is known to have led the Seoul Subway Line 7 Cheongna Extension project at the Incheon City Urban Railway Construction Headquarters last year.

It was determined that the opening of the Line 7 Cheongna Extension is inevitably delayed by three to four years compared to the initial target, and criticism had been raised that the Urban Railway Construction Headquarters had concealed the delay situation.

In relation to this, Mr. A is known to have complained of unfairness to people around him, saying, "The facts are different."

Police plan to investigate the exact cause and specific circumstances of his death.

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(Photo provided by Incheon Metropolitan City, Yonhap News)
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