Yoon Arrives at Father's Funeral Hall to Greet Mourners... Visits from Various Figures

Held as a family funeral for three days, "To avoid any government vacuum... no wreaths or flowers"
Second presidential parental funeral since former President Moon, first for a father

President Yoon Suk-yeol arrived at Severance Hospital on the 15th, where the funeral hall for his late father, the late Professor Yoon Ki-jung, Honorary Professor at Yonsei University, was set up, and began receiving mourners. The funeral for Professor Yoon is scheduled to be held as a family funeral over three days, and the Presidential Office requested understanding, stating that since the funeral will be a family event, floral tributes and condolences will be declined.

President Yoon arrived at Severance Hospital at approximately 6:11 p.m. that day. Entering the funeral hall through a separate entrance rather than the main entrance, President Yoon began receiving condolences from 6:20 p.m.

On the afternoon of the 15th, when President Yoon Suk-yeol's father, Professor Emeritus Yoon Ki-jung of Yonsei University, passed away, security personnel were seen conversing at the funeral hall of a hospital in downtown Seoul where Professor Yoon's wake was held.
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This is the second time during a president’s term that a parent has passed away, following the death of President Moon’s mother in 2019. It is the first time for a father’s passing. Earlier, Kim Eun-hye, the Chief Public Relations Officer, met with reporters at the Yongsan Presidential Office and stated, "President Yoon has decided to hold the funeral as a family funeral to avoid any gaps in state affairs," and added that floral tributes and condolences would be declined. A Presidential Office official said, "Since Professor Yoon spent a long time in academia, there will be minimal condolences from the academic community and acquaintances," and added, "Details about President Yoon’s condolence schedule will be announced later."

At the funeral hall that day, presidential aides including Chief Secretary Kim Dae-gi, National Security Office Director Cho Tae-yong, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Lee Jin-bok, and Chief Public Relations Officer Kim Eun-hye arrived first. Following them, cabinet members including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was on vacation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin also visited the funeral hall.

In addition, the ruling party leadership, including People Power Party Leader Kim Ki-hyun, Floor Leader Yoon Jae-ok, Secretary-General Lee Cheol-gyu, and Policy Committee Chair Park Dae-chul, were also present. Some visitors to the funeral hall, respecting President Yoon’s wish to decline condolences, stayed briefly in front of the funeral hall before leaving.

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