Human Rights Commission Dismisses Jeong Gyeong-sim's Complaint of Human Rights Violations During Prosecutor Investigation Process

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] It has been confirmed that the National Human Rights Commission dismissed a petition requesting an investigation into whether former Dongyang University professor Jung Kyung-shim, wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, suffered human rights violations during the prosecution's investigation.

According to the Human Rights Commission on the 19th, the commission recently dismissed an anonymous petition filed in October 2019, which claimed that "Professor Jung's human rights were violated due to the prosecution's excessive investigation," after more than two years of review.

The commission reportedly judged that there was no ground to consider the prosecution's investigation excessive, noting that the time spent reviewing Professor Jung's interrogation records was even longer than the actual investigation by the prosecution.

The petitioner submitted the petition arguing that despite Professor Jung's health issues at the time in 2019, the prosecution repeatedly summoned her for long hours of questioning, constituting excessive investigation and human rights violations. Regarding human rights violations, when a third party files a petition, the consent of the concerned party is required; it was reported that Professor Jung had expressed her consent to the investigation through her lawyer at that time.

In addition, the Human Rights Commission is also investigating other petitions filed last year by Professor Eun Woo-geun of Gwangju University’s Department of Journalism and Broadcasting, among others, claiming that the family of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk suffered human rights violations due to the prosecution's excessive investigation.

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