Former Supreme Court chief research officer Yoo Hae-yong, who was prosecuted in the so-called 'abuse of judicial administrative power' case and later confirmed not guilty by the Supreme Court, will receive a criminal compensation of 5.5 million won. Criminal compensation is a system that compensates defendants for damages incurred due to detention or trial once they are confirmed not guilty.
According to the official gazette on the 5th, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division 51, presided over by Chief Judge Cha Young-min, ordered the state to pay 5,532,000 won to former research officer Yoo on the 4th of last month.
While working at the Supreme Court in 2016, former research officer Yoo is accused of conspiring with former Vice Administrator Im Jong-hun of the Court Administration Office to instruct the research officer to prepare documents detailing the progress of a patent lawsuit involving Kim Young-jae, known as the 'medical team' for former President Park Geun-hye, and his wife, and to relay this information to the Blue House.
He is also accused of taking a report that included personal information of the parties involved in the lawsuit when he retired and of accepting cases that he handled while at the Supreme Court after starting his law practice.
However, both the first and second trials stated that it was difficult to prove guilt based solely on the evidence presented by the prosecution, acquitting former research officer Yoo. The Supreme Court also determined that the lower court's judgment was justified and confirmed the not guilty ruling.
Former research officer Yoo was the first among 14 former and current judges indicted in the judicial corruption case to have a not guilty ruling confirmed by the Supreme Court.