Prosecution Summons Ahn, Partner in Land Purchase with Yoon Seok-yeol's Mother-in-law, for Investigation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A business partner, Ahn, who is known to have purchased land in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do together with Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, is being investigated by the prosecution.

The Criminal Division 6 of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Seong-dong) summoned Ahn as a witness around 1:15 PM today for questioning. Ahn appeared at the prosecution alone without a lawyer.

At the entrance, he told reporters, "I feel very wronged and wanted to die," adding, "I said this during the trial and I will say the same during the prosecution investigation."

When asked by reporters, "Did Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon, propose the investment?" he briefly replied, "Yes."

When asked, "Did you ever instruct to provide a bank balance certificate?" and "Did Choi act on her own accord?" he answered, "Yes."

Regarding the question, "Did Choi mention having a son-in-law in a high-ranking prosecution position when you were in partnership?" he responded, "Because of that, I trusted Choi and went into partnership." He added, "Her son-in-law is a high-ranking public official and her daughter is a professor at Kookmin University, so I believed she wouldn't cause harm."

Ahn also said, "(After partnering with Choi) due to the business failure, even the daughter’s family, who lent their name, suffered great damage. The son-in-law became a credit delinquent and the daughter’s family has been moving from one monthly rental room to another."

In 2013, Ahn partnered with Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon, to purchase land in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, and raised investment funds. During this process, Choi is suspected of issuing four false bank balance certificates indicating a total amount of 35 billion KRW in her ShinAn Savings Bank account. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office received petitions and accusations containing these suspicions and assigned the case to Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office in October last year.

It is known that Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office planned to summon and investigate Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon, yesterday in addition to Ahn, but it has been reported that she has not yet been questioned.

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