Jeon Du-hwan's Side Appeals Against Second Trial Ruling on Yeonhui-dong Annex Seizure Invalidity Lawsuit

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Lee, the daughter-in-law of former President Jeon Du-hwan, who filed a lawsuit in protest against the seizure of the annex of his Yeonhui-dong residence by the prosecution, has appealed the second trial ruling.

According to the legal community on the 13th, Lee filed a notice of appeal on the 10th to the Seoul High Court Administrative Division 1-1 (Presiding Judges Ko Ui-young, Lee Won-beom, Kang Seung-jun), the appellate court for the lawsuit she filed against the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office to nullify the seizure order. As a result, whether the prosecution's seizure of the former president's residence annex is legitimate will be decided by the Supreme Court.

Previously, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office put the Yeonhui-dong residence up for public auction in 2018 after former President Jeon was confirmed guilty by the Supreme Court in 1997 but failed to pay the 220.5 billion won in fines. In response, the former president's family filed objections to the criminal trial execution with the court, and Lee filed several administrative lawsuits.

The first and second trial courts ruled that the annex in Yeonhui-dong was purchased with illegal slush funds of the former president, affirming the prosecution's seizure order as legitimate.

Meanwhile, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1 in November last year ruled to cancel the seizure of the main building and garden of the Yeonhui-dong residence, stating they were difficult to consider as illegal assets. However, the annex was confirmed to have been purchased with slush funds created from bribes, and the public auction order was maintained. This ruling was finalized by the Supreme Court in April.

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