Kim Geun-sik "Even if Cho Kuk sides with his daughter, he should say something reasonable..."

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who is suspected of admission corruption involving his children, is speaking before attending the continuation of the first trial held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 23rd of last month.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Former People Power Party Vision Strategy Office Chief Kim Geunsik raised his voice regarding the cancellation of admission of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's daughter at Pusan National University, stating, "(Pusan National University) has already specified in the admission guidelines that admission will be canceled if false documents are found," and "The stability of the admission system begins with adhering to the admission guidelines."

On the 25th, Kim posted on his Facebook, criticizing former Minister Cho by saying, "Even if you side with your daughter, speak reasonably."

He explained, "In similar cases, there are already many instances where public office candidates are disqualified if they are punished for false academic credentials. Even if it is 'completion' of a doctoral program but is written as 'graduation' from the doctoral program, it is considered false information disclosure, and even if an unconfirmed project is announced as a confirmed project, it is also false information disclosure."

He continued, "In parliamentary elections, even if the number of votes received is sufficiently large, if false information disclosure regarding academic credentials is confirmed, the election should be invalidated. Similarly, in admissions, even if the grades are sufficiently excellent, if document forgery is confirmed, admission should rightfully be canceled."

Earlier, Pusan National University announced on the 24th the decision to cancel the admission of former Minister Cho's daughter to the medical school. Immediately after the announcement, former Minister Cho stated on his Facebook, "As a father, this is painful. Until the final decision is made, I will faithfully explain during the scheduled hearing process."

He also conveyed, "(Pusan National University) judged that the certificate from Dongyang University and the career listed in the admission documents were not major factors for acceptance, and considering my daughter's undergraduate grades (3rd place) and English scores (4th place) were high, the possibility that other candidates were rejected due to the submitted documents is very low. However, according to the 2015 admission guidelines 'Applicant Precautions,' 'if the information in the submitted documents is different from the facts, the applicant will be disqualified,' so they announced the 'preliminary disposition decision' to cancel the admission."

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