Son of ex-president detained briefly

Chun Jae-yong

Chun Jae-yong, a son of former President Chun Doo-hwan, was briefly detained Monday for allegedly arranging for a witness during his tax evasion trial to testify in his favor. According to the prosecution, Wednesday, the former president’s second son was detained Monday for questioning and released on Tuesday evening.

The son is awaiting a Supreme Court verdict after being sentenced to a suspended three-year jail term by a lower court in October. He was indicted in 2013 for evading 6 billion won ($5.4 million) in tax while purchasing a piece of land in Osan, Gyeonggi Province. Chun later sold the land to a man surnamed Park.

According to the prosecution, Park recently reversed his testimony to help Chun, without giving further details. It believes Chun might have bribed Park.