Prosecution Seeks 2-Year Prison Sentence for 'Sookmyung Girls' High School Twin' in Answer Leak Case

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The prosecution has once again requested a prison sentence for the twin sisters who were tried in the 'Sookmyung Girls' High School Exam Answer Leak' case.

On the 19th, the prosecution requested the court to "sentence each defendant to two years in prison" during the appellate trial sentencing hearing of the twin sisters held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Appeal Division 5-3 (Presiding Judges Lee Gwanhyung, Choi Byeongryul, Won Jeongsuk).

They were indicted on charges of obstructing school grading work (obstruction of business) by taking exams after seeing the answers secretly taken by their father five times, from the first semester final exam of 2017 when they were first-year students at Sookmyung Girls' High School to the first semester final exam of the following year. The first trial found the twin sisters guilty and sentenced each to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year probation and ordered 240 hours of community service.

On this day, the prosecution pointed out, "The defendants not only deny the charges despite clear evidence of guilt but also showed an antisocial attitude that denies law and social order," adding, "There is no sign of remorse."

On the other hand, the defense attorneys for the twin sisters completely denied the charges. In particular, they emphasized that the investigation was illegal, arguing that during the search and seizure process, the police seized grade reports that were not listed as seizure targets on the warrant.

Meanwhile, the older sister among the twin sisters did not appear in court again on this day, citing health reasons, following her absence in the previous two hearings.

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