'Tax Investigation Bribery' Former Tax Office Chief Yoon Woo-jin's Detention Period Extended by 10 Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The detention period of former Yongsan Tax Office Chief Yoon Woo-jin, who is accused of pocketing bribes in exchange for quashing tax investigations and acting as a broker, has been extended by 10 days.

According to the legal community on the 15th, the Anti-Corruption and Strong Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jung Yong-hwan) applied for an extension of Yoon's detention period on the same day. The Seoul Central District Court accepted this application and made the extension decision. Yoon's initial detention period was set to expire at midnight on the 16th, but with this decision, it has been extended to the 26th.

Under the Criminal Procedure Act, the detention period of a suspect during the prosecution investigation stage is 10 days including the arrest period, and it can be extended once (up to 10 days) with the court's approval.

The prosecution is continuing its investigation into the public officials identified as the targets of the solicitations from the detained former chief Yoon.

Yoon is the elder brother of Yoon Dae-jin, Planning Director (Chief Prosecutor) of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, who is known as a close aide to Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate.

Yoon is accused of receiving 130 million won from two individuals, including real estate developer Mr. A from the Incheon area, under the pretext of arranging favors with tax authorities between 2017 and 2018 (violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act). He is also accused of accepting money last year from a corporation as a fee for legal service referrals.

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