Yoon Seok-yeol Prosecutor General's Mother-in-Law: "Forgery of Private Documents Was Not Intentional"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Choi, the mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who is accused of forging a bankbook balance certificate during the land purchase process, stated in her first trial that there was no intent.

On the 22nd, the first trial for Choi, who was indicted on charges of forgery and use of private documents, was held at the Uijeongbu District Court.

Choi was charged with conspiring to forge a bankbook balance certificate to make it appear as if 34.7 billion KRW was deposited in the bank during the land purchase process in Dochon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, from April to October 2013. The charges also included contracting and registering the land under the names of the son-in-law of her former business partner Ahn and others while purchasing the land.

On this day, Choi explained regarding the charge of forging the balance certificate, "There was no intent, and I agreed because my former business partner Ahn said he would use it to obtain information from the Korea Asset Management Corporation." She denied the charge of violating the Real Name Real Estate Act. A real estate agent, a witness for Choi, also appeared and testified about the land purchase process and the circumstances of using the forged bankbook balance certificate.

Meanwhile, the first trial held that day lasted about 50 minutes. The next trial is scheduled for 5 p.m. on March 18 next year.

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