[‘\nThe parole of Choi Eun-soon (77), the mother-in-law of President Yoon Suk-yeol, has been confirmed on the 9th. Choi, who is serving a prison sentence for forging a bank balance certificate, will be released on parole on the 14th.’,
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Choi Eun-soon (77), mother-in-law of President Yoon Suk-yeol. 2023.7.21/News1,
, ‘Minister of Justice Park Sung-jae reportedly accepted the parole application of Choi from the parole review committee on the same day. The Ministry of Justice had previously held a parole review committee on Buddha’s Birthday on the 8th, and granted ‘qualified’ decisions for 650 inmates including Choi.’,
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, ‘Choi is expected to be released from the Seoul Dongbu Detention Center on the day before Buddha’s Birthday on the 14th. He will be released two months earlier than the expiration date of his sentence, which is July 20.’,
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, ‘Choi was first considered for parole in February, having served more than half of his sentence, but was deemed unqualified. He was excluded from consideration in March and received a pending decision in April. If deemed unqualified, the inmate is excluded from consideration in the following month, while a pending decision means they will be considered again the next month.’,
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, ‘Choi was sentenced to one year in prison for forging a bank balance certificate during the process of purchasing land in Dogok-dong, Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, from April to October 2013, where a total of over 34.9 billion won was deposited in a savings bank. He was detained pending appeal in July 2021 and has been serving his sentence at the Dongbu Detention Center, having completed about 82% of his sentence. Under current law, a person sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment can be eligible for parole when one-third of the sentence has been served.’,
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, ‘Before the recent review, Choi reportedly expressed to the correctional authorities that he did not want to be a “source of contention” for the public concerning parole, and he maintained the same sentiment this time as well. However, the Ministry of Justice explained that the parole review committee unanimously decided ‘qualified’ after comprehensive considerations of age, time served, correctional behavior, and health status.’,
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