Former Vice President Cho Hyun-ah Fined 3 Million Won for 'Husband Injury' Case Without Trial

by Kim HyeongMin

Published 30 Apr.2020 12:43(KST)

Former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun-ah, who was prosecuted for illegally employing a Filipino domestic worker, is leaving the courtroom after being sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year probation at the first trial held on the 2nd at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The court has issued a summary order of a fine against former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun-ah, who was summarily indicted on charges of injuring her husband by assault.

According to the court on the 30th, Judge In Jin-seop of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 21 recognized Cho’s guilt on the charge of injury and issued a summary order of a fine of 3 million won on the 28th.

A summary order is a decision by the court on minor cases involving fines, where the court reviews the case based on documents without a formal trial. If the defendant objects to the summary order, they can request a formal trial. However, in such a trial, the sentence will not be heavier than the one in the summary order.

Earlier, the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (Chief Prosecutor Yoo Hyun-jung) summarily indicted Cho on the 11th of last month with a fine of 3 million won on charges of injury.

Her husband, Park, filed a police complaint against Cho in February last year, alleging that she shouted and strangled him because she was angry, and threw a tablet PC causing flesh to come off his big toe.

The prosecution dismissed the child abuse allegations included in the police’s indictment opinion, which stated that Cho threw a spoon at their twin sons or verbally abused them.

In response, Park’s side filed an appeal regarding this part, and the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office is reviewing whether a reinvestigation is necessary.