The 2.7 billion won fine imposed by Choi Eun-soon, President Yoon Suk Yeol's mother-in-law, in connection with the purchase of real estate in Dochon-dong, Seongnam-si, has been finalized.
According to the legal community today (18th), the Supreme Court's second division confirmed the lower court's dismissal of the plaintiff's loss in a lawsuit against the head of Jungwon-gu District Office in Seongnam City.
The dismissal of non-continuity of the hearing is a system in which appeals are dismissed without a separate hearing, except for criminal cases. If there is no specific reason, such as illegality, in the judgment of the court below, the original trial can be confirmed without a hearing on the main issue.
Earlier in April 2020, Jungwon-gu District Office in Seongnam City was informed by Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office that Choi violated the Real Estate Real Name Act, and imposed a fine of 2.73 billion won accordingly.
Choi was accused of investing under a borrowed name by registering his ownership in the name of the son-in-law of the corporation and partner A while purchasing 170,000 pyeong of land in Dochon-dong, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam.
Choi filed a lawsuit to cancel the fine, saying, "The real estate owner is another person and did not trust them in their name," but the first trial did not accept it.
At the time, the first trial court ruled, "We can admit that the plaintiff, Choi, trusted the real estate in Dochon-dong to A and others in violation of the Real Name Act, and the disposition of the case is considered legitimate."
Choi appealed, but it was not accepted in the second trial. The Supreme Court confirmed a fine of 2.73 billion won, judging that there was no problem with the judgment of the lower court.
Meanwhile, Choi was indicted on charges of forging a balance certificate as if he had 34.9 billion won in his bank account while buying the land and was sentenced to one year in prison. Choi, who was serving time at the Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul, was released on parole two months before his release from prison in May.
Fake of balance certificates is guilty, and the purchase of a borrowed name is a fine,
I don't know why fraud doesn't apply.
I would have paid a fine for cheating on the bank and making a profit under someone else's name
I don't think it's just justice to end the case like this.
It's being treated as if it's a separate thing,
In the end, it's an event, and we're making it as small as we can.
For them, justice may be synonymous with the interests of our family.