Kookmin University Faculty Council, Final Vote on Response to Kim Geon-hee's Thesis 'Rejected'

Both Sides Fail to Secure Two-Thirds Majority, Proposal Discarded
Reviewing Plan to Send Official Letter to School Regarding Mr. Kim's Thesis Allegations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The faculty association of Kookmin University held a runoff vote on how to respond to allegations regarding the doctoral dissertation of Kim Gun-hee, wife of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, but the motion was rejected due to insufficient votes.

According to university sources on the 14th, the Kookmin University faculty association conducted a runoff vote until the previous day on whether to 'actively respond' or 'not respond' to the university's Research Ethics Committee's reinvestigation of Kim's alleged academic misconduct. However, neither option received the required two-thirds majority, resulting in the dismissal of the agenda.

A representative of the Kookmin University faculty association stated, "'Active response' received a higher vote share than 'no response,' but since it did not reach two-thirds majority, the faculty association will not express an external opinion as a body."

It is known that the faculty association plans to deliver an official letter to the university expressing that they take the allegations of Kim's academic misconduct seriously.

In a vote conducted by the Kookmin University faculty association from the 5th to the 8th of this month regarding whether to express an opinion on the reinvestigation of Kim's dissertation, 38.6% (114 members) chose 'active response,' slightly more than the 36.9% (109 members) who chose 'no response.'

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has requested Kookmin University to submit a plan for re-verification of Kim's dissertation by the 18th, and the university has been instructed to immediately conduct an internal investigation into the doctoral degree review process.

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