Jeong Gyeong-sim's Second Trial First Formal Hearing to Be Held Next Month... Sentencing Expected Around July
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The first formal appeal trial for Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim of Dongyang University will be held next month. The appellate court handling Professor Jeong's case announced that all hearings will be concluded by June.
The Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1-2 (Presiding Judge Eom Sang-pil) held the second preparatory hearing for the appeal trial of Professor Jeong, who was indicted on charges including forgery of private documents, on the 29th and made this announcement. The court accepted only Lee Sang-hoon, former CEO of Kolink PE, as a witness among those requested by both parties. Although Professor Jeong's side requested about 20 witnesses, they did not provide reasons why cross-examination was necessary. On the other hand, the prosecution provided detailed reasons why witnesses were unnecessary, which was cited as the reason for this decision.
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The court plans to start the first trial session on the 12th of next month and conclude the arguments by June 14. Accordingly, the second trial verdict for Professor Jeong is expected to be delivered as early as July.
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