Park Jiwon Urges Investigation into Yoon's 650 Million Won Prison Deposits: "2.5 Billion Won Salary Without Taxes... Possible Bribery"

Yoon Seokyeol Received 657.25 Million Won in Prison Deposits
"Fed, Housed, and Duty-Free Benefits... Annual Salary of 2.5 Billion Won"

Park Jiwon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised his voice regarding former President Yoon Seokyeol's prison deposit funds, stating, "The Seoul Detention Center should be required to submit detailed records of Yoon's prison deposits, and an investigation must be conducted."

Former President Yoon Sukyeol attended the first trial on charges including obstruction of special official duties and abuse of authority at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on September 26. Photo by Yonhap News

On November 10, Park wrote on his Facebook page, "It is said that Yoon Seokyeol received 650 million won in prison deposits in just 100 days," adding, "That amounts to an annual salary of 2.5 billion won, tax-free."

He continued, "He is being fed, housed, clothed, and even receives duty-free benefits, all amounting to an annual salary of 2.5 billion won," and questioned, "Is this not a bribe? I urge an investigation to identify who the bribe-givers are."

Park Jiwon, Democratic Party of Korea member. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

Meanwhile, according to documents submitted by the Ministry of Justice to Assemblywoman Park Eunjeong of the Rebuilding Korea Party, who serves on the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, former President Yoon, who was detained on charges of leading a rebellion, received 657.25 million won in prison deposits over 109 days from July 10 to October 26. This is the highest amount among inmates at the Seoul Detention Center, with the number of deposits reaching 12,794 times-an average of about 100 deposits per day.

Of this amount, former President Yoon withdrew 651.66 million won over 180 transactions. The prison deposits Yoon received are approximately 2.5 times this year's presidential annual salary of 262.58 million won.

Meanwhile, First Lady Kim Keonhee, who was detained at the Seoul Southern Detention Center on August 12, also reportedly received tens of millions of won in prison deposits. From August 12 to October 26, Kim received 22.5 million won in prison deposits, of which she withdrew 18.56 million won.