Prosecutors Clear Dong-A Ilbo President of Allegations Involving Admission Fraud Related to Having One Child

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The prosecution has dismissed charges against Kim Jae-ho (57), president of Dong-A Ilbo, who was suspected of involvement in his child's high school admission scandal.

According to the prosecution on the 29th, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict Kim and three others, including Kim Seung-yu (78), former chairman of Hana High School, and former staff members, who were accused of obstruction of business and forgery of private documents on the 26th, citing "insufficient evidence."

The Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU) filed a complaint with the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in 2019, alleging that Kim's daughter was admitted to Hana High School in 2014 through transfer, and that her interview score was suspiciously raised.

After taking over the case, the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office judged that it was difficult to recognize that the document review evaluation sheets were manipulated, forged, or swapped, and that the interview scores were applied according to the conversion standards.

Previously, after investigating a case reported by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education in 2015, which found errors in the input of interview scores following an audit of Hana High School, the prosecution also decided not to indict former chairman Kim and others.

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