Court audit panel defers decision on hostess bar allegations against judge until after CIO probe

Court audit panel defers decision on hostess bar allegations against judge until after CIO probe

The Supreme Court's audit committee has decided to defer a decision on bribery allegations surrounding the presiding judge of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection trial until after the anti-graft agency releases its probe results, officials said Tuesday. Judge Jee Kui-youn of the Seoul Central District Court has been accused of being treated to multiple visits to an expensive hostess bar, prompting an investigation by the Corruption Inv…