Jin Joong-kwon on Cho Kuk's Daughter's Unfaithful Internship Testimony: "'Jobba' Will Not Let the World Collapse"
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized the recent court testimony revealing that Cho Mo, the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, showed an unfaithful attitude during her internship at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), saying, "Let's just watch how the Cho Kuk fandom resolves their cognitive dissonance from now on."
On the 18th, Jin posted an article titled "KIST Principal Researcher Testifies in Court: 'Cho Kuk's Daughter Just Lay Down and Slept'" on his Facebook, expressing this view.
He said, "Now that the trial has begun, evidence and testimonies will continue to be disclosed," adding, "No fact or evidence can shake their faith, so the world of 'Joppa' (a derogatory term for supporters of former Minister Cho) will not collapse."
Earlier that day, the trial of Jung Kyung-shim, a professor in the Liberal Arts Department at Dongyang University, was held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 25-2 (Presiding Judge Lim Jeong-yeop).
Professor Jung Byung-hwa, former head of the Molecular Recognition Research Center at KIST, appeared in court and testified that Cho Mo actually attended KIST for only about three days and showed an unfaithful attitude, such as lying down and sleeping. Professor Jung was introduced to Cho Mo in 2011 by former KIST Technology Policy Research Institute Director Lee Gwang-ryeol and supervised her internship activities.
According to Cho Mo's KIST entry records presented by the prosecution, she visited KIST on July 12 of the same year before the official internship started, and was confirmed to have entered on the 20th, 21st, and the morning of the 22nd, the official internship period.
Professor Jung testified, "Usually, if someone doesn't come without any reason, it's because they had a serious quarrel or didn't like it," and added, "Since she was a student requested by Director Lee Gwang-ryeol, I thought I should check the reason and inform him, so I asked a senior member of the lab."
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He continued, "Then I heard things like 'The student is a bit problematic, she just lay down and slept,' so I had nothing more to say and didn't think about investigating the student further."
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