'Tax Evasion Bribery' Allegation: Yoon Woo-jin's First Trial Today

Yoon Woo-jin, former head of Yongsan Tax Office Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The first trial of former Seoul Yongsan Tax Office Chief Yoon Woo-jin (67), who is accused of acting as a broker and receiving bribes in exchange for quashing tax investigations, is set to begin. Yoon is the elder brother of Yoon Dae-jin, Planning Director (Chief Prosecutor) at the Judicial Research and Training Institute and a former close aide of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party.

At 11 a.m. on the 26th, Chief Judge Hong Chang-woo of the Criminal Division 1 at the Seoul Central District Court will preside over Yoon’s first trial on charges of violating the Attorney-at-Law Act.

Previously, Yoon was 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 charged with receiving money last year from a corporation as a fee for legal service referrals.

The prosecution views that Yoon acted as a broker who received money from so-called "sponsors," such as businessmen, and introduced legal professionals or tax officials.

Meanwhile, Yoon has been additionally indicted on charges of pocketing 200 million won from tax accountants and meat importers under the pretext of providing tax-related favors. This case is scheduled to be heard by the Criminal Division 27 (Chief Judge Kim Seon-il) at the Seoul Central District Court, but the trial date has not yet been set.

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