\n SEOUL, Parole of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law, who has been serving a one-year prison term for forgery, was put on hold Tuesday three months ahead of the scheduled expiration of her term.<\/p>\n
During a monthly session, the justice ministry’s nine-member parole review board made the decision on Choi Eun-soon, the 77-year-old mother of first lady Kim Keon Hee.<\/p>\n
Consequently, her parole will be reviewed again next month.<\/p>\n
If she is granted parole next month, Choi will be discharged from prison around May 15, Buddha’s Birthday, after final approval by Justice Minister Park Sung-jae.<\/p>\n
The president’s mother-in-law has been serving a one-year sentence at the Dongbu Detention Center in southeastern Seoul since an appellate court convicted her in July last year of forging financial documents used in a land purchase deal.<\/p>\n
She was accused of forging bank balance statements on four occasions to falsely show bank deposits of 34.9 billion won (US$25.3 million) in the process of purchasing land in Seongnam, south
\nof Seoul, in 2013.<\/p>\n
She had been considered for parole in the monthly review session in February but was not included among the final beneficiaries at that time.<\/p>\n
By law, incarcerated convicts become eligible for a parole review after serving at least one-third of their prison sentences.<\/p>\n
The review panel considers parole candidates’ ages, criminal motives, criminal charges, the duration of their terms and the risks of second offenses when determining whether to grant parole.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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