Han Myeong-suk, 710 Million Won in Unpaid Additional Fines... Two Payment Demands Issued During Moon Government

Former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] It has been confirmed that former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, who was convicted of violating the Political Funds Act, was urged twice to pay the supplementary fines during the Moon Jae-in administration.

According to the 'Execution Details of Former Prime Minister Han's Supplementary Fines,' submitted by the Ministry of Justice to Rep. Jeon Ju-hye of the People Power Party and disclosed on the 17th, the prosecution has so far collected about 172 million won out of the total supplementary fines of approximately 883 million won.

Former Prime Minister Han was indicted on charges of receiving illegal political funds amounting to about 900 million won from Han Man-ho, former CEO of Hanshin Construction, between March and August 2007. In August 2015, the Supreme Court sentenced her to two years in prison and imposed supplementary fines of about 883 million won. She served her sentence and was released at the end of August 2017.

Regarding the supplementary fines, only 2.5 million won was collected in 2016 through seizure, 150 million won from the apartment lease deposit under her husband's name in 2017, about 17.8 million won through voluntary payment and seizure of bank deposits in 2018, and 1.5 million won after seizure of bank deposits in 2019. Former Prime Minister Han still owes over 710 million won.

As former Prime Minister Han delayed payment of the supplementary fines, the government urged payment three times in total. The payment was urged once in September 2015 after the Supreme Court's final ruling, and twice during the Moon Jae-in administration in June and October 2018.

The Ministry of Justice explained to the lawmaker's office, "We are continuously tracking hidden assets of defaulters through periodic fact-checking, and will promptly enforce compulsory execution upon discovery of hidden assets."

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