Seoul National University President Oh Se-jung: "Decision on Cho Kuk's Disciplinary Action After First Trial Verdict"

Sejeong Oh, President of Seoul National University, is attending the National Assembly's audit on the National University Corporation Seoul National University held by the Education Committee of the National Assembly on the 14th, providing a work report. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Seoul National University President Oh Se-jung stated on the 14th that the decision on whether to discipline former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who is accused of admission corruption involving his children, will be made after the first trial verdict is issued.

President Oh made this remark during the Seoul National University audit by the National Assembly's Education Committee in response to a related inquiry by People Power Party lawmaker Jeong Gyeong-hee. Lawmaker Jeong argued, "Since the admission corruption of former Minister Cho was confirmed through the first and second trials of former Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim, the disciplinary procedures should be immediately initiated according to Seoul National University's faculty disciplinary regulations." However, President Oh responded, "(The trial of former Professor Jeong) is not a verdict on Professor Cho Kuk," adding, "I judged it to be an unclear matter and decided to wait for the first trial verdict of Professor Cho Kuk."

Regarding the criticism that "among the professors indicted by the prosecution, only Professor Cho Kuk has not had disciplinary procedures initiated," President Oh said, "Unlike in Professor Cho Kuk's case, most of the charges in the indictment were clearly identified," adding, "(In Professor Cho Kuk's indictment) the specific problematic matters were not clearly stated." He continued, "When requesting discipline, the charges must be specified, but since it is difficult to specify them, the matter is currently on hold," and added, "Once the first trial verdict is issued, such matters will be detailed in the judgment, and based on that, the decision on whether to discipline will be made."

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