Judge Jeong Gyeong-sim: "Will Not Consolidate with Jo Guk Case"
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] The trial panel for Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim of Dongyang University announced on the 18th that it will not conduct a joint trial with the case of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.
The Criminal Division 25-2 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Lim Jeong-yeop) stated at the 6th hearing of Professor Jeong held that afternoon, "After discussion with the presiding judge of Criminal Division 21, the case of former Minister Cho has many different issues from Professor Jeong's case, and unrelated other defendants are merged in the indictment," explaining this decision. Criminal Division 21 (Presiding Judge Kim Mi-ri) is the panel handling former Minister Cho's case.
This is the second time that the merger of Professor Jeong's case and former Minister Cho's case has been denied. Previously, in December last year, the prosecution requested the merger to Criminal Division 25, which is handling Professor Jeong's case, when indicting former Minister Cho on charges including admission fraud involving his children, citing significant overlap in related charges and evidence.
However, at that time, Presiding Judge Song In-kwon of the Criminal Division 25 rejected the prosecution's request, stating, "There are many differences in content from former Minister Cho's case, and the presiding judge in charge does not agree." After Judge Song was transferred to another court in last month's regular court personnel reshuffle, the prosecution again requested the merger, but it was denied for the same reasons.
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Nevertheless, the trial panel expressed its intention to separately separate and jointly try only the charges in former Minister Cho's case that specifically name Professor Jeong as an accomplice. In this case, although Professor Jeong and former Minister Cho may appear as witnesses in each other's cases, it is expected that they will not sit together in the defendant's seats.
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