Urging Submission of Detained Funds Records at Seoul Detention Center
Former President Yoon Seok-youl/Photo: Provided by Seoul Central District Court, Newsis
, ‘[Financial News] In relation to former President Yoon Seok-youl, who is detained at Seoul Detention Center, having received over 650 million won in the past 100 days, Park Jie-won of the Democratic Party of Korea urged for the submission of detention funds records for investigation. ‘,
, ‘On the 10th, Representative Park stated on his Facebook, “Yoon Seok-youl reportedly earned 650 million won without tax in just 100 days. That’s an annual salary of 2.5 billion won,” highlighting this matter. ‘,
, ‘He further emphasized, “With food, shelter, clothing provided and even tax-free benefits, that’s an annual salary of 2.5 billion won. Isn’t this a bribe? I urge an investigation to determine who the bribe giver is.” ‘,
, ‘Previously, according to data obtained by Representative Park Eun-jung from the Ministry of Justice, Yoon received a total of 657,258,189 won in detention funds from July 10 to October 26, which is the highest amount among Seoul Detention Center inmates. ‘,
, “The amount of detention funds received by former President Yoon is approximately 2.5 times the annual salary of the president this year. According to the ‘2025 Regulations on Public Official Salaries and Allowances,’ the president’s annual salary is 262,581,000 won. “,
, ‘Meanwhile, the limit of detention funds that inmates can hold is 4 million won. Amounts exceeding the limit can be given upon release or transferred to a personal account upon request when needed. ‘,
, ‘Yoon reportedly withdrew detention funds totaling 651,667,200 won over 180 transactions.\n’]