▲ The mother-in-law of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol attending the court
The police recently sent the case of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's mother-in-law, who is accused of making a fake bank statement and investing in real estate, to the prosecution in an unprodicted opinion.
According to the police, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Intelligent Crime Investigation Team handed over Yoon's mother-in-law Choi Mo (74), who was accused of forgery of private documents and other charges, to the prosecution in mid-month with the opinion of the prosecution.
Dismissal is a procedure to close the case when the reason for nonprosecution such as no charge or'no prosecution' is obvious or there is no need to investigate.
Choi is under suspicion that he submitted a counterfeit bankbook balance certificate of KRW 35 billion in the process of purchasing land in Dochon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do in 2013 with his partner Ahn Mo.
In January of this year, the police filed an accusation about Mr. Choi and began an investigation the following month.
It was found that the police did not call Choi to investigate, considering the fact that the investigation was conducted in charge of Choi's case at the Uijeongbu District Prosecutor's Office.
Choi's trial, accused of the same charges, is currently pending under the Uijeongbu District Law.
In the first trial held on the 22nd, Choi insisted on the intent of'Although we admitted forgery of balance certificates, it was not intentional.'
A police official said, "The charges of handing over Mr. Choi to trial after the prosecution had already completed the investigation and the contents of the investigation by the police were the same, so we sent it as your opinion."
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