Park Won-soon's Son Refuses to Appear as Witness in 'False Military Service Allegation' Trial

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Park Ju-shin, the son of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, has expressed his intention not to attend the appellate trial of Dr. Yang Seung-oh, who was indicted after raising allegations of Park's military service corruption.

According to the legal community on the 13th, Park, who was selected as a witness for the appellate trial, submitted a letter of absence to the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 6 (Presiding Judges Oh Seok-jun, Lee Jung-hwan, and Jung Soo-jin) on the same day.

Dr. Yang's side requested the court to issue a warrant for Park's appearance for witness examination after Park returned to Korea in July to attend the funeral of the late Mayor Park.

However, Park did not attend the trial on August 26, citing the 49th-day memorial service of Mayor Park as the reason, and has indicated that he will not attend the trial scheduled for the 14th.

Meanwhile, Dr. Yang and others are accused of violating the Public Official Election Act by claiming that Park, who was suspected of military service corruption, presented another person during a public physical examination in an attempt to cause Mayor Park to lose in the local elections. The first trial court recognized the charges against Dr. Yang and others as guilty and sentenced them to fines.

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