"All Partners Sentenced to Prison in 2017... Allegations of Exoneration for Yoon's Mother-in-Law Must Be Clarified"

Criticism Related to Justice Party's Yoon Jang-mo
"Yoon Seok-yeol's Declaration: Fairness 9 Times, Rule of Law 8 Times" Mentioned
All Partners Convicted in Case
Must Clearly Expose Suspicions of Jang-mo's Exoneration

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Regarding the 3-year prison sentence of Choi, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, the Justice Party stated, "It is now time for former Prosecutor General Yoon to provide a detailed explanation to the public." The Justice Party emphasized that since all related parties and business partners involved in the case were found guilty, it must be clearly clarified whether Choi alone was granted immunity and if there were any irregularities or special favors.

On the 2nd, Oh Hyun-joo, spokesperson for the Justice Party, said, "In the political participation declaration issued by former Prosecutor General Yoon as he challenges the presidency, the words 'fairness' appear 9 times, 'rule of law' 8 times, and 'interest cartel' 3 times," adding, "Citizens are now questioning whether former Prosecutor General Yoon is truly a candidate worthy of these words."

The Justice Party stated, "In this case, three business partners were all sentenced to imprisonment back in 2017," and added, "However, Choi, who was the co-chairperson at the time, was granted immunity because she resigned from her position as chairperson in 2014 and signed a letter of exemption stating she would no longer be held responsible for hospital operations."

They continued, "With today's ruling, all parties involved in the case have been found guilty, so it must be clearly investigated why only Choi was granted immunity and whether any special favors or irregularities occurred during the process," emphasizing, "The Justice Party wants to make it clear that regardless of who Choi's son-in-law is, everyone is equal before the law and there can be no exceptions."

Meanwhile, on the morning of the same day, Choi, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon, was sentenced to 3 years in prison and taken into custody in court on charges of violating the Medical Service Act and fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes for illegally operating a nursing hospital and fraudulently receiving tens of billions of won in nursing care benefits. The crime committed by Choi involved opening a nursing hospital despite not being a medical professional and fraudulently receiving approximately 2.29 billion won in nursing care benefits from the National Health Insurance Service.

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