Prosecution Indicts Yoon Kwan-seok in Custody... First Trial of Sitting Lawmaker in 'Money Envelope Case'

Yoon Kwan-seok, an independent lawmaker, was indicted on the 22nd over the Democratic Party's '2021 Party Convention Money Envelope Suspicion.'

Independent lawmaker Yoon Kwan-seok is appearing at the Seoul District Court on the 4th for the substantive hearing of the arrest warrant as a key suspect in the "money envelope incident." Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

This is the first case of an incumbent lawmaker becoming a defendant since the investigation into the money envelope suspicion began.

The Anti-Corruption Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Young-chul) indicted Yoon on the same day on charges of violating the Political Parties Act. According to the prosecution, Yoon is accused of receiving a total of 60 million won from primary election camp officials to distribute among incumbent Democratic Party lawmakers to support former party leader Song Young-gil's election ahead of the Democratic Party's May 2021 convention. The prosecution stated, "The investigation into the violation of the Political Parties Act by providing money by lawmaker Yoon will continue along with the investigation related to the recipients."

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