Prosecution Seeks 1-Year Prison Sentence for Choe Kang-wook over 'Cho Kuk Son Internship Allegations' (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The prosecution has requested the court to sentence Choi Kang-wook, leader of the Open Democratic Party, to one year in prison for issuing a false internship certificate for the son of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.

On the 23rd, the prosecution made this request during the sentencing hearing for Choi’s obstruction of business charge, presided over by Judge Jeong Jong-geon of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 9.

Choi was put on trial for issuing a false internship certificate at the request of Jung Kyung-shim, a professor at Dongyang University and wife of former Minister Cho, in October 2017 while working as a lawyer, thereby obstructing university admissions procedures.

The prosecution believes that Choi signed a false confirmation stating that Cho’s son performed internship duties such as document organization and English translation for a total of 16 hours twice a week from January 10 to October 11, 2017.

On this day, the prosecution stated, "This is a serious crime that infringes on other applicants’ opportunities to receive education based on their abilities," adding, "Considering that as a lawyer, he has a duty to uphold the truth and should lead by example in complying with the law, fabricating such documents is absolutely unacceptable."

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