SEOUL April 29 Kyodo southern Kor...

SEOUL April 29 Kyodo

southern Korea's former President Chun Doo Hwan, who was convicted in April 1997 of corruption and other charges, told a Seoul court upon Monday that he is broke and all he has is 300000 won or about $245 in his bank account.

Chun 72 made the claim at a hearing at the Seoul District Court forward a government complaint that he has failed to pay billions of won in penalties associated with the political capital scam.

According to court documents, Chun was ordered to pay 2205 billion won in penalties unless he has only paid 31 billion won thus far.

''Can anyone believe that a former president of the land has only 300,000 won in his bank account,'' Sin U Jin, the Seoul District Court referee said.

The arbiter asked Chun how could he play golf and travel abroad if he has no money

Chun who serv as president from 1980 to 1988 said his associates and children are looking after him and he has single enough money to bribe food.

Suspecting hidden assets, the critic gave Chun until May 26 to submit a list of financial assets, including the assets of his family members and relatives.

Chun who was convicted of charges of corruption and his part in the massacre of prodemocracy demonstrators in Kwangju in 1980 was sentenc to life in prison. He was pardoned from former President Kim Dae Jung in December 1997 as a make gestures of national reconciliation.

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