Won Hee-ryong Criticizes Jung Kyung-shim's 'Guilty Verdict in 2nd Trial' as a "Misguided Parent Chance"

On the 11th, Jung Kyung-shim, spouse of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges related to admission fraud and private equity funds, was sentenced to prison after being found guilty of admission fraud and other charges in the appellate court, following the first trial.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Won Hee-ryong, the People Power Party's presidential primary candidate, criticized former Minister Cho Kuk, saying, "The facts of the shameless Cho family case have been confirmed," following the guilty verdict against Cho's spouse, Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim of Dongyang University, in the second trial.

On the day of the trial, the 11th, Won posted on his Facebook a message titled "The 'Distorted Parent Chance' of the Cho Family That Must Disappear," expressing these views.

He stated, "All seven major credentials for Cho Kuk's daughter's college entrance were acknowledged as false. Now, everything including the cancellation of admissions to Korea University and Pusan National University Medical School must be corrected," adding, "Even if late, it is much too late."

He further emphasized, "Taking the Cho family case as an opportunity, I will make sure that the 'distorted parent chance' disappears from South Korea."

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 1-2 (Presiding Judges Eom Sang-pil, Shim Dam, and Lee Seung-ryeon) sentenced Professor Jeong, who was indicted on 15 charges including obstruction of business, forgery of documents, and violation of the Capital Markets Act, to four years in prison, the same as the first trial. The court found all charges related to the child's admission fraud and the trading of stocks in a nominee account guilty as in the first trial, while partially recognizing guilt and innocence regarding the violation of the Capital Markets Act for obtaining undisclosed information in advance for profit.

In response, Cho Kuk posted on his Facebook the same day, saying, "It is truly painful as a family," and stated, "I will appeal to the Supreme Court to dispute the evidentiary validity of illegally collected evidence and the legal principles of obstruction of business."

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