Police Conclude ‘No Charges’ in Suspicions Against Yoon Seok-yeol’s Mother-in-Law... Results of Supplementary Investigation

No Charges for Forgery and Fraud
Conclusion After Three Investigations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] The police, who investigated Choi Mo (76), the mother-in-law of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, three times amid allegations of fraud, have concluded there is 'no suspicion.'

The Anti-Corruption and Public Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 25th that after reinvestigating Choi, who was accused of forgery of private documents and fraud on the 18th of last month, at the request of the prosecution for supplementary investigation, they notified the accuser of the investigation result as 'no suspicion.'

Choi was accused of forging a bank account balance certificate worth 35 billion won and embezzling stocks held in trust during the process of purchasing land in Dochon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, with a business partner in 2013, and hijacking a columbarium business.

The police received the related accusation in January 2020 and in December of the same year reported the case to the prosecution with a non-prosecution opinion, stating that the charges were not recognized. Afterwards, the prosecution requested supplementary investigation from the police in January last year, and the police reviewed the case again, deciding not to indict in June of that year.

Subsequently, in October last year, the accuser filed an objection to the investigation result, and the case was sent back to the prosecution. The police, upon receiving the prosecution's second request for supplementary investigation, reached the same conclusion.

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