Yoon Seok-yeol Reports Assets of 7.1 Billion Won... Spouse's Savings Exceed 5 Billion Won

Government Official Ethics Committee Publishes Electronic Gazette of June High-Ranking Officials' Occasional Asset Registrations Results

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] Reviewing the June interim asset disclosure registration, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol reported the highest assets among retired high-ranking public officials, declaring 7,169,080,000 KRW. Most of the assets belonged to his spouse, with the spouse's deposits exceeding 5 billion KRW.

The Government Officials Ethics Committee disclosed the June asset registration results for 73 high-ranking public officials (17 new, 15 promoted, 37 retired) in the electronic gazette at midnight on the 25th.

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Among retired high-ranking public officials, former Prosecutor General Yoon reported assets of 7,169,080,000 KRW, an increase of 259,290,000 KRW from the previous declaration, the highest amount. Kim Woo-chan, former auditor of the Financial Supervisory Service under the Financial Services Commission, declared 6,031,610,000 KRW. Shin Hyun-soo, former Senior Presidential Secretary for Civil Affairs, declared 5,197,790,000 KRW.

Most of former Prosecutor General Yoon's declared assets were owned by his spouse. The land including forest and site owned by the spouse was declared at 259,320,000 KRW, and the spouse's property, Acra Vista in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, was declared at 1,559,000,000 KRW. Deposits also exceeded 5.1 billion KRW in the spouse's name, while former Prosecutor General Yoon declared deposits in the 200 million KRW range.

Meanwhile, among current officials, Kwon Soon-man, Director of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (8,968,740,000 KRW), Jung Jin-wook, Standing Commissioner of the Fair Trade Commission (5,048,810,000 KRW), and Kim Ki-pyo, Anti-Corruption Secretary of the Presidential Office (3,924,170,000 KRW) ranked first to third in assets.

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