On the 15th, President Yoon Seok-yeol began to receive condolences at Shinchon Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, where his father, the late Yoon Ki-joong, emeritus professor at Yonsei University, was set up.
The vehicle with the permanent owner, President Yoon, arrived at Severance Hospital around 6:11 pm on the same day.
President Yoon entered the mortuary through a separate entrance rather than the front door.
President Yoon began receiving condolences at 6:20 p.m.
The presidential office announced that it would decline harmony and condolences. Citizens’ condolences are also not accepted. It is said that it was President Yoon’s intention that he would receive only a minimum number of condolences, such as disciples and academic figures who were close to the deceased who served as a professor at Yonsei University.
However, people from all walks of life continue to visit the funeral home.
Chief of staff Kim Dae-ki, National Security Office chief Cho Tae-yong, senior presidential secretary for political affairs Lee Jin-bok, and senior public relations chief Kim Eun-hye arrived at the funeral home even before the funeral was set up.
Government officials such as Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Chu Kyung-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho, and Korea Communications Commission nominee Lee Dong-gwan, as well as former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, also visited the mortuary.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban met with reporters after the condolences and said, “The late Professor Yoon Ki-joong is also watching from heaven with a very proud heart, and he expressed his condolences, saying that he thought he안전놀이터 might have passed away with a proud heart.”
In the Power of the People, ‘4 parties’, including Representative Kim Ki-hyun, Floor Representative Yoon Jae-ok, Policy Committee Chairman Park Dae-dal, and Secretary General Lee Chul-gyu, visited the funeral hall of Yonsei University Shinchon Severance Hospital, where the mortuary was set up around 6 pm on this day. The leadership of the Democratic Party, including Lee Jae-myeong, also visited the funeral home that day.
Meanwhile, Yoon Ki-joong, professor emeritus at Yonsei University, the father of President Yoon, passed away at the age of 92. His funeral will be held on the 3rd at Sinchon Severance Hospital as a family funeral.
The President’s Office revealed that President Yoon had his funeral held as his family’s funeral in order to minimize a vacuum in state affairs.