'Woongdong Hakwon Hiring Corruption' Jo Guk's Siblings' Accomplices Also Sentenced to Prison in Appeal Trial

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Accomplices who received large sums of bribes from applicants under the pretense of hiring them as teachers at Woongdong Academy and delivered the money to Cho Kwon, the younger brother of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, were sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

The 5-2 Criminal Appeals Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Seokdong Yoo) on the 22nd sentenced Park and Cho, who were indicted on charges including breach of trust and bribery, to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a fine of 38 million won, and 1 year in prison with a fine of 25 million won, respectively, the same as the original trial.

They were charged with receiving a total of 210 million won from the parents of applicants in 2016 and 2017 during the teacher recruitment at Woongdong Middle School, in exchange for providing test questions, answer sheets, and second interview content, and delivering the money to Cho, the younger brother of the former minister and then secretary-general of Woongdong Academy.

Cho Kwon is separately indicted on charges of recruitment corruption and filing a false lawsuit, and is currently undergoing a first trial. The defense resumed suddenly ahead of the sentencing date on the 11th.

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