Civil lawsuit for refund of donations to 'Jeonguiyeon·Nanumui Jip' underway at Seoul Western District Court

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] A lawsuit for the return of donations filed by Justice Memory Solidarity (Jeonguiyeok) and supporters of 'Nanumui Jip' in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, will be held at the Seoul Western District Court.

Kim Ki-yoon, the attorney representing the donors, stated on the 15th, "The third lawsuit for the return of donations, filed on the 12th of last month at the Seoul Central District Court against Yoon Mi-hyang, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Jeonguiyeok, Jeongdaehyeop (Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, the predecessor of Jeonguiyeok), and Nanumui Jip, has been transferred to the Seoul Western District Court." Attorney Kim filed the donation return lawsuit on behalf of a total of 60 donors to Jeonguiyeok and Nanumui Jip, claiming a total of 92,274,370 won in three rounds from June to August.

The day before, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office indicted Representative Yoon without detention on charges including violation of the Act on the Management of Subsidies, fraud, violation of the Act on the Collection and Use of Donations, and embezzlement in the course of duty. All trials related to Jeonguiyeok and Representative Yoon will be held at the Seoul Western District Court.

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