"Impeach the Jeong Gyeong-sim Trial Panel" Blue House Petition Surpasses 250,000 Signatures Already

Jung Kyung-shim, wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges including admission fraud involving their children and suspicions of private equity fund investments, was sentenced to four years in prison and taken into custody in court. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] A petition requesting the impeachment of the first trial court that sentenced Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim of Dongyang University to four years in prison on charges including forgery of private documents has gained about 250,000 signatures as of the afternoon of the 25th.

On the 23rd, a petition titled "Requesting the impeachment of the first trial court of Jeong Gyeong-sim" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. The petition quickly surpassed the 200,000 signatures required for an official response from the Blue House within just one day of posting.

'We demand the impeachment of the first trial panel of Jung Kyung-shim (Im Jeong-yeop, Kwon Seong-su, Kim Seon-hee)' Blue House National Petition

The petitioner stated, "As a result of today's verdict, a person's entire life has been completely denied," and added, "The judiciary judged that all the admission documents were forged, denying a person's entire life. I want to ask the court whether this judgment was truly made according to the conscience guaranteed by the Constitution."

The petitioner also claimed, "The daughter of National Assembly member Hong Jeong-wook, who was tried on charges including drug smuggling and habitual drug use, and the son of National Assembly member Jang Je-won, who was tried on charges including drunk driving and driver substitution, both received suspended sentences," and said, "Since the public cannot know whether judges properly judged according to their conscience, distrust toward the judiciary arises."

Furthermore, the petitioner said, "There is a mechanism to check such issues under the separation of powers guaranteed by the Constitution. That is the impeachment prosecution system by the National Assembly," and demanded, "As a citizen of the Republic of Korea, I urge the National Assembly, representing the people, to propose an impeachment motion against the three judges of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 25-2?Im Jeong-yeop, Kwon Seong-su, and Kim Seon-hee?who delivered the first trial verdict on Jeong Gyeong-sim."

In addition, the petitioner requested, "Change Supreme Court justices from appointed to elected positions and legislate the jury system."

Earlier, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 25-2 (Presiding Judges Im Jeong-yeop, Kwon Seong-su, Kim Seon-hee) sentenced Professor Jeong, who was indicted on charges including obstruction of business, to four years in prison and a fine of 500 million won on the 23rd, and detained her in court citing concerns over evidence tampering.

Meanwhile, Jeong’s spouse, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, posted on his SNS on the 25th, "Immediately after the thunderous December 23rd verdict, Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim’s legal team filed an appeal."

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