Ha Tae-kyung: "Park Ji-won Illegally Admitted to Dankook University Instead of Chosun University He Never Attended"

"Not Qualified for Public Office... Resign Voluntarily"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, stated on the 22nd regarding Park Ji-won, the nominee for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) director, “The complete crime of falsifying academic credentials by nominee Park has finally been uncovered,” adding, “He was credited for 5 semesters when transferring. It was the Department of Business Administration, College of Law and Political Science at Chosun University, which he never actually attended. By doing this, he only needed to attend the remaining 3 semesters, meaning he initially gained admission to Dankook University through fraudulent means.”

At a joint meeting of the NIS director nominee hearing advisory group and the Intelligence Committee held at the National Assembly that day, Representative Ha referred to a 1966 case of fraudulent admission at Dankook University, saying, “Nominee Park is the same case, but it was not uncovered during the investigation at that time.”

Representative Ha pointed out, “Nominee Park became the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2000, and when he was a key figure in the Kim Dae-jung administration in 2002, he manipulated documents again. He used Scotch tape to change (Chosun University) to Gwangju National University of Education,” adding, “The reason this is not a perfect crime is because of the grades. If he had attended Gwangju National University of Education at that time, the recognized credits would have been 40 credits over 2 semesters.”

Representative Ha said, “Nowadays, even a single mistake in a university application essay can invalidate the application,” and stated, “The change that nominee Park made is said to be the only case in South Korea. This is a national-level academic forgery. Nominee Park, who has lived a life of such forgery, is not qualified to hold public office. I hope he resigns voluntarily.”

Lee Cheol-gyu, a member of the United Party, explained the position of Dankook University, saying, “The school’s stance is that they do not know because there are no records from that time.”

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