Would have facilitated the use of the son -in -law at an airline
The South Korean prosecutor said today that he had offended the former President Moon Jae-in for corruption, relating to the use of the son-in-law at an airline.
Moon was “offending for corruption for having received 217 million won (130,000 euros) in relation to the facilitated having the use of the son -in -law at an airline,” said Jeonju’s District Prosecutor in a press release.
The case adds to the political drama that grips South Korea, which on June 3 is preparing in the elections after Yoon Suk-Yeol was deprived of the presidency for briefly imposed martial law. Moon, president from 2017 to 2022, was known for trying to collaborate with North Korea, including mediation in the talks between the leader Kim Jong-un and the American president Donald Trump during his first term.
According to the prosecutor, Moon’s son-in-law was appointed CEO of the Low-cost Thai Eastar Jet airline, “despite the lack of experience or relevant qualifications in the air transport sector”. The airline, in fact controlled by a former Moton party parliamentarian, had entrusted the position to Moon’s son -in -law in an attempt to obtain favors from the then president, said the prosecutors. According to the prosecutors, any salary and other financial benefits paid by the airline to the son -in -law between 2018 and 2020 “have been confirmed as non -payments of legitimate salary, but bribes intended for the president”. The son -in -law then divorced the daughter of Moon.
With the incrimination of Moon, two former presidents of South Korea are simultaneously in the viewfinder of justice. The former President Yoon, who fell out of disgrace, is currently on trial for insurrection accusations following the Martial Law Decree of 3 December, which lasted only about six hours, having been rejected by the opposition parliamentarians. If considered guilty, Yoon could be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty. But it is highly unlikely that the maximum sentence is performed. In South Korea, an unofficial moratorium on executions has been in force since 1997.
