'Yoon Jang-mo's Detention' Commented by Choo Mi-ae: "The Tower of Evil Babel Revealed... Who Was Right?"

Candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential primary held a pledge ceremony for fair elections and a press day on the 1st at the Glad Hotel Grand Ballroom in Yeouido, Seoul. Candidate Chu Mi-ae is answering questions from the press. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Former Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae directly questioned, "Who was right?" regarding the news that Choi, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, was sentenced to three years in prison and detained in court in the first trial for charges of fraudulent receipt of nursing care benefits.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, former Minister Chu posted on her Facebook, criticizing, "The privilege and foul play wrapped up like a bundle under the 'Chu-Yoon conflict' have begun to reveal the gigantic Tower of Babel of evil of the presidential candidate who is a former Prosecutor General, as soon as just one layer is peeled off."

She explained, "On October 19 last year, as Minister of Justice, I exercised the second investigative directive. It was an unavoidable measure to exclude the Prosecutor General himself, his spouse, and mother-in-law from involvement in the cover-up and suspension of investigation of corruption cases involving close associates, and to guarantee the independence of the investigative team."

She continued, "In response, Prosecutor General Yoon publicly opposed it, calling it 'slander' and 'the most polite expression.' However, as a result of the investigative directive, the flaws of the Prosecutor General and the prosecution are being revealed one by one."

She pointed out, "First, the 'Lime (asset management) case' was attempted to be framed as a large-scale political case involving the ruling party, but when a former prosecution official turned opposition politician was revealed, proper reporting and investigation were not conducted, and a new case of prosecutors being entertained with alcohol was uncovered. The Prosecutor General, who said he would apologize if such things existed, never apologized at all."

She added, "Now, second, the true nature of the gigantic Tower of Babel is beginning to be revealed. The mother-in-law of the Prosecutor General, whose fraudulent receipt of nursing care benefits exceeding 2 billion won was concealed as no charges before the investigative directive, was sentenced to three years in prison and detained in court. Until recently, former Prosecutor General Yoon said, 'My mother-in-law never caused even a single won of damage,' but the court said that the enormous damage suffered by the people has not been compensated at all and ordered actual imprisonment."

Choi, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who is accused of opening a nursing hospital and embezzling nursing benefits, is attending the first trial sentencing hearing held on the 2nd at the Uijeongbu District Court in Ganeung-dong, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do.
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Former Minister Chu claimed, "In addition, as part of the investigative directive, there are allegations that while the Prosecutor General was serving as the head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, his spouse received large sums of money under the name of sponsorship from various companies while holding various exhibitions at Cobana Co., Ltd., which she operated, and that the spouse was involved in stock price manipulation related to Deutsche Motors and preferential stock trading in Deutsche Financial."

She continued, "While serving as Prosecutor General, he deceived public opinion by portraying himself as a victim oppressed by the regime, but I hope that his victim cosplay as an opposition candidate suppressing the ruling party during the presidential election is not a sophistry to obstruct judicial justice."

She then stated, "Only the truth is a powerful weapon to bring down the Tower of Babel of evil built on fake justice, fairness, and the rule of law. I will build a just country with Chu Mi-ae's straightforward approach."

Earlier that day, the 13th Criminal Division of the Uijeongbu District Court (Chief Judge Jung Sung-kyun) sentenced Choi, who was indicted on charges of violating the Medical Service Act and fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, to three years in prison. In response, former Prosecutor General Yoon stated, "As I have repeatedly emphasized, my belief is that there are no exceptions in the application of the law." Choi's lawyer expressed regret over the court's decision and announced intentions to appeal.

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