Jin Joong-kwon on Seoul National University Decision: "'Julchang Na Kyung-won?' Shouting Moon Fans Will Be Disappointed"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon mocked on the 13th by sharing an article titled "Seoul National University concludes no problem with Na Kyung-won's son being listed as first author," saying, "Moon supporters must be very disappointed."

On the same day, former professor Jin posted a news article about Seoul National University's stance regarding former lawmaker Na's son on his Facebook. He wrote, "They kept shouting, 'Then what about Na Kyung-won?'" and added, "Now (supporters of President Moon Jae-in) should reform Seoul National University."

Previously, suspicions related to former lawmaker Na's son, Mr. Kim, have been continuously raised since September last year following allegations of improper first authorship listing of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's daughter in a medical paper from Dankook University.

Na's son was listed as the first and fourth author on a research presentation from Seoul National University's College of Medicine, sparking controversy over possible preferential treatment. Among the co-authors of the presentation, Kim was the only high school student. Seoul National University launched an investigation in October last year.

However, on the 13th, Seoul National University concluded that "Kim conducted the research, analyzed the results, and wrote the paper himself," determining that there was "no problem" with his first author listing.

Regarding the presentation where Kim was listed as the fourth author, the university judged it as a "minor research ethics violation" because he only assisted with simple data verification that did not require specialized knowledge.

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