'Yonsei Ice Hockey Admission Scandal' 4 Professors Granted Bail... Trial Without Detention

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jung] Four Yonsei University professors, including one who was sentenced to prison and detained in the first trial for fraudulently admitting a specific applicant in the ice hockey category of the Yonsei University athletic special admission, have all been released on bail.

The Seoul Western District Court Criminal Appeal Division 2 (Chief Judge Sangjun Boo) announced on the 28th that it accepted all bail requests filed by Professor Lee (50) of the Department of Physical Education at Yonsei University, who was sentenced to two years in prison in the first trial for obstruction of business, and three other professors who were each sentenced to one year and six months in prison.

Accordingly, they will now face the appeal trial without detention. The defendants appealed, stating, "We neither participated in nor exerted influence over the admission process," while the prosecution appealed on the grounds of inappropriate sentencing.

The court conducted a bail hearing during the first appeal trial held on the 6th. They requested bail approval, citing difficulties in exercising their right to defense due to restricted visitation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previously, Professor Lee and another Professor Lee (52) affiliated with Yonsei University were also tried in detention during the first trial but were released on bail and tried without detention after their bail requests were accepted.

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