Yoon Seok-yeol's Mother-in-Law Requests Bail... "Allow Trial in Non-Detained Status"

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's mother-in-law Choi Mo [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol has requested bail from the appellate court. She is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted in the first trial for illegally establishing a nursing hospital.

According to the legal community on the 17th, Choi, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon, submitted a bail request to the Criminal Division 5 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Yoon Kang-yeol) on the 13th, where the appeal trial is being held. The request was to allow her to attend the appeal trial while out on bail.

Previously, Choi was accused of illegally establishing and operating a nursing hospital despite not being a medical professional, and fraudulently receiving nursing care benefits worth around 2 billion won. She was found guilty in the first trial and sentenced to three years in prison, and was detained in court. Choi is scheduled for the first preparatory hearing of the appeal trial on the 26th.

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