Search and Seizure at Yeongjongdo Golf Course Related to Allegations of Yoon Seok-yeol's Close Associate's Elder Brother Investigation Cover-up

Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is arriving at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 19th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution conducted a search and seizure at a golf course in Incheon in connection with allegations of bribery cover-up involving Yoon Woo-jin, the elder brother of Prosecutor Yoon Dae-jin, a close aide to Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol.

According to legal circles, on the 19th, the Criminal Division 13 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Seo Jeong-min) dispatched prosecutors and investigators to a golf course on Yeongjongdo Island in Incheon to secure related materials.

This search and seizure is part of the investigation into allegations that former Tax Office Chief Yoon was booked in 2013 on charges of receiving bribes such as golf outings from meat importers but was cleared by the prosecution. At the time, Prosecutor General Yoon, who was the head of the Central Investigation Division 1 at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, was accused of introducing lawyer Lee Nam-seok, a former member of the Central Investigation Division, to former Tax Office Chief Yoon, which sparked controversy. Prosecutor General Yoon has explained that "he was not involved in the investigation process and did not introduce the lawyer."

Earlier, on the 29th of last month, the prosecution conducted a search and seizure at the Central Regional Tax Office and Yeongdeungpo Tax Office. Yeongdeungpo Tax Office is where former Tax Office Chief Yoon served as chief in 2010. Subsequently, on the 13th, the prosecution presented a search warrant at the National Tax Service headquarters' computer room in Sejong City and received computer data, accelerating the collection of related evidence.

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