Former Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim Collapses After Admission Fraud Trial, Hospitalized with Concussion Diagnosis

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Jeong Gyeong-shim, former Dongyang University professor who was indicted and detained on suspicion of admission fraud involving her children, collapsed on the way to Seoul Detention Center after the trial and was hospitalized at an external hospital.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 26th, former Professor Jeong attended the continuation trial on admission fraud charges held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 24th along with her husband, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, and is currently receiving treatment at an external hospital. It is known that former Professor Jeong was diagnosed with a concussion.

The Criminal Division 21-1 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Ma Seong-young, Kim Sang-yeon, Jang Yong-beom) on the 24th did not recognize the evidentiary value of the Dongyang University lounge PC voluntarily submitted by assistant Kim, the PC from former Minister Cho’s home study voluntarily submitted by Kim Kyung-rok, and the PC of former Minister Cho’s son in the trial on admission fraud charges against the couple, former Minister Cho and former Professor Jeong.

Earlier, former Professor Jeong was indicted on a total of 15 charges including obstruction of business, forgery and use of forged documents, and violation of the Capital Markets Act, and was sentenced to 4 years in prison in the first and second trials. Both former Professor Jeong and the prosecution appealed the appellate court’s ruling and filed a final appeal.

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