'Burning Sun Involved' Police Chief Yoon Mo, Senior Superintendent, First Trial Verdict Today

Yoon, a police superintendent known as the police chief in the Burning Sun case. / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The first trial verdict for Police Superintendent Yoon (50), known as the so-called 'Police Chief' in the Burning Sun case, will be announced on the 24th.

The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 27 (Presiding Judge Kim Seon-il) will hold a sentencing hearing that afternoon for Superintendent Yoon, who was indicted on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (accepting bribes).

Superintendent Yoon was prosecuted on charges of receiving stocks worth tens of millions of won from Jeong, former CEO (46) of Nokwon CNI (formerly Cubes), a special ink manufacturing company.

Jeong was also indicted for abusing authority and interfering in the case during a police investigation in 2016 on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud and embezzlement).

Superintendent Yoon is also accused of ordering Jeong to delete all Telegram and other mobile phone messages during the Burning Sun investigation.

Superintendent Yoon has completely denied all charges. At the closing arguments on the 8th, he claimed, "I have no connection with the Burning Sun club and no collusion occurred," and insisted, "It is absolutely impossible that I received stocks as a bribe to cover up the case."

The prosecution requested the court to sentence Superintendent Yoon to three years in prison, impose a fine of 7 million won, and order the confiscation of approximately 46 million won.

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