Prosecution Seeks 5-Year Prison Sentence in 2nd Trial for Yoon Mee-hyang on Charges of Embezzling ‘Jeonguiyeon Donations’

The prosecution requested a 5-year prison sentence in the second trial for independent lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, who was sentenced to a fine in the first trial on charges of embezzling donations intended for the Justice and Memory Foundation (Jeonguiyeondae) for personal use.

Independent lawmaker Yoon Mi-hyang. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

At the appellate trial held on the 23rd under the jurisdiction of the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1-3 (Presiding Judges Ma Yong-ju, Han Chang-hoon, Kim Woo-jin), the prosecution asked the court to impose a 5-year prison sentence on Representative Yoon.

The prosecution stated, "The original trial only found her guilty of some charges of embezzlement in the course of duty and, while acknowledging the seriousness of the crime, imposed a fine, considering the degree of violation not severe. However, the defendant, as the executive director, embezzled funds collected from an unspecified number of donors, making the nature of the crime very serious."

Yoon was indicted without detention in September 2020 on charges including embezzlement in the course of duty for arbitrarily using 103.5 million won from the corporate account of Jeongdaehyeop (Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, the predecessor of Jeonguiyeondae) and her personal accounts between 2011 and 2020.

The first trial, after 2 years and 5 months of proceedings, acquitted her of most charges but found her guilty only of embezzling funds from Jeongdaehyeop, sentencing her to a fine of 15 million won.

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