Choi Mo, 74, the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who was accused of forgery of bank account balance certificates, is attending a trial held at the Uijeongbu District Court in Uijeongbu City, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 18th. News 1
The second trial of Choi Mo (74), the mother-in-law of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who was charged with forgery of bank account balance certificates, was held on the 18th at the hearing of Judge Park Se-hwang, the eighth sole criminal of the Uijeongbu District Law. Earlier, on the 2nd, Choi applied for a non-disclosure of the trial and a ban on hearing through a lawyer.
This is because during the first trial held in December of last year, Choi’s stakeholders, YouTubers, and reporters gathered in front of the building where the court was located, and there was a turmoil. On this day, when the car on which Mr. Choi arrived in front of the court, there was also an argument and a quarrel between the YouTubers who supported the former President Yoon Suk-yeol and the YouTubers who opposed it.
On this day, the court denied Choi’s request for a non-disclosure and prohibition of listening to the trial and allowed the hearing. However, he allowed Choi to drive to the front of the court building. After getting out of the car, Choi entered the courtroom with the help of the court inspector.
On this day, the court said, “If there is a concern about harming goodwill, order, and good manners, the hearing can be kept private.” It is determined that it has been resolved, so we will proceed to the public.”
In the trial that day, a witness newspaper was held for more than an hour on how the defendant became acquainted with his former partner and the process of purchasing land and receiving loans together. The next trial will take place in the same court on June 8.
In the process of purchasing land in Dochon-dong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do in April-October 2013, Choi is under suspicion of forgery of bank account balance certificates (forgery of private documents, forgery private documents event) as if he deposited 34.7 billion won in a bank with his business partners. There is also a charge of signing and registering a contract under the name of the son-in-law of Ahn Mo (58), a former partner, while buying the land in Dochon-dong (violation of the Real Estate Real Name Act).
Choi argues that “Mr. Ahn agreed to use it to obtain information from the Korea Asset Management Corporation.” Mr. Ahn, who is prosecuted together and tried by another court, is refuting that “Mr. Choi approached first.”
Reporter Jeon Ik-jin [email protected]
