Assemblyman Song Gap-seok Proposes Bill for Labor Camp Detention of Malicious Fine Defaulters
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A bill has been proposed to sanction malicious delinquent payers of fines by detaining them in labor camps.
On the 9th, Representative Song Gap-seok (Democratic Party of Korea, Gwangju Seo-gu Gap) announced that he has taken the lead in proposing the so-called "Choi Sun-young Prevention Act (Partial Amendment to the Criminal Act)," which allows detaining former Shindonga Group Chairman Choi Sun-young, who deliberately failed to pay fines amounting to hundreds of billions of won and caused public outrage, in labor camps.
Under current law, those who fail to pay fines or penalties can be detained in labor camps, but there are no sanctions for non-payment of confiscated fines.
Representative Song emphasized, "Former Chairman Choi Sun-young is maliciously evading confiscated fines and taxes amounting to hundreds of billions of won while enjoying a luxurious lifestyle by exploiting institutional loopholes," adding, "The system must be revised to operate confiscated fines in accordance with the public's sense of justice and to increase the enforcement rate."
Meanwhile, former Shindonga Group Chairman Choi Sun-young was sentenced in 2006 to five years in prison and ordered to pay confiscated fines of 157.4 billion won for charges including breach of trust, embezzlement, and hiding assets overseas, but he has so far avoided paying the fines. The government has forcibly recovered only 3.7 billion won.
On the other hand, Choi currently resides in a luxury villa in Yangjae-dong under the name of the Torch Foundation, where his wife serves as chairperson. The Torch Foundation's assets have been revealed to be worth around 200 billion won, including approximately 12,000 square meters of land located in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
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The "Choi Sun-young Prevention Act" proposal includes participation from Representatives Kang Hoon-sik, Kim Yoon-duk, Kim Cheol-min, Moon Jin-seok, Min Hyung-bae, Ahn Ho-young, Lee Gae-ho, Lee Kyu-min, Lee Dong-joo, Lee Seong-man, Lee Hak-young, Lee Hyung-seok, In Jae-geun, and Jo Oh-seop.
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