A ruling in the Supreme Court that the prosecution should cancel the disposition of handing over the main house to short sale of former President Chun Doo-hwan's home in Yeonhui-dong for the execution of the additional penalty was confirmed in the Supreme Court.
The second part of the Supreme Court (Presiding Judge Noh Jeong-hee) announced today (12th) that the former president has confirmed the court case that viewed the prosecution's disposition as illegal in a re-appeal appeal filed against the prosecution's additional punishment.
Yeonhui-dong's home is divided into three areas: the main house of his wife, Soon-ja Lee, the capacity of the secretary, and the house of the daughter-in-law.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office handed over his home in Yeonhui-dong for a short sale in 2018 when the former president did not pay any additional fines.
The former president has protested, saying that it is illegal to execute a surcharge of 220.5 billion won, confirmed on charges of civil war and bribery, as confiscation of a home in Yeonhui-dong.
The Seoul High Court decided to cancel the seizure, claiming that the main house and garden of Yeonhui-dong homes lacked evidence to see them as property that could be confiscated.
It is difficult to see the former president as illegal property acquired before taking office.
However, the prosecution admitted that the annex was bought by the former president with slush funds raised by bribery.
The reappeal case, which the former president objected to the disposition of the annex, is currently being considered by the Supreme Court.
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