Lee Nak-yeon on Jo Guk's Daughter's Admission Cancellation: "It Was Premature... Violates the Principle of Presumption of Innocence"

Former leader of the Democratic Party Lee Nak-yeon criticized the decision by Pusan National University to cancel the admission of Cho Kuk, former Minister of Justice's daughter, to the medical school.
Photo by Lee Nak-yeon (from his Facebook page)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Former leader of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, criticized the cancellation of the admission of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk’s daughter to the medical school, saying, "I do not understand the reason for the rush."

On the 24th, Lee posted on his Facebook, "Busan National University was hasty in issuing the preliminary disposition to cancel Cho’s admission. It is difficult to understand why they had to rush before the facts were confirmed by the Supreme Court," he stated.

Earlier, Busan National University held a press conference at the university headquarters and announced, "After comprehensively reviewing the 'self-investigation report' by the Admission Fairness Management Committee, the appellate court ruling on Professor Jung Kyung-shim, and opinions from relevant departments, we have decided to cancel Cho’s admission to the 2015 academic year medical school."

Lee emphasized, "Busan National University says the cancellation of admission is not a final decision. If so, it is even more unclear why they rushed. This also violates the principle of presumption of innocence that the law presupposes."

This is because the previous decision by Busan National University was a preliminary disposition during academic administrative procedures. Therefore, the administrative disposition result may change based on the Supreme Court ruling, and considering the hearing procedures, it is expected to take more than 2 to 3 months until the disposition is finally confirmed.

Lee said, "The law must be applied and enforced strictly regardless of who the subject is," and added, "That is why Busan National University should have waited for the Supreme Court’s judgment." He continued, "This is something that could completely destroy a young person’s promising life."

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