Prosecution Speeds Up Investigation with Confrontation Interrogation of Yoon Woo-jin and Complainant over 'Sponsor Suspicion'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The prosecution investigating former Yongsan Tax Office chief Yoon Woo-jin's 'sponsor allegations' conducted a confrontation investigation between Yoon and a businessman who filed a complaint regarding Yoon's lobbying activities.

Former chief Yoon is the older brother of Yoon Dae-jin, the Planning Director (Chief Prosecutor) at the Legal Research and Training Institute, who is known as a close aide to Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate. With this confrontation investigation, there are expectations that the prosecution's investigation will accelerate.

According to the legal community on the 18th, the Anti-Corruption and Strong Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jeong Yong-hwan) summoned former chief Yoon and businessman A simultaneously for a confrontation interrogation the previous day.

Former chief Yoon is suspected of receiving money and valuables from businessman A and other 'sponsors' and acting as a broker introducing legal professionals and tax authorities officials.

Businessman A submitted a complaint to the prosecution at the end of last year, claiming that from 2018 to 2019, he was repeatedly taken to meetings with current and former prosecutors, senior officials from the National Tax Service, and police, where he paid for meals and golf expenses on behalf of Yoon.

During the investigation of this matter, the prosecution arrested and indicted Mr. Choi, a close aide of former chief Yoon suspected of receiving 645 million won from businessman A under the pretext of lobbying for permits, on charges of violating the Attorney-at-Law Act on the 19th of last month.

Additionally, on the 22nd of last month, the prosecution conducted a search of a hotel room in Seoul where former chief Yoon was staying, seized his mobile phone, and summoned him for questioning on the 1st of this month.

Meanwhile, separately from this case, the Criminal Division 13 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lim Dae-hyuk) is investigating allegations that former chief Yoon received bribes such as golf from meat importer Kim and others between 2010 and 2011, and that the prosecution suppressed the police investigation into this case.

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