Attorney Jo Young-sun, Next President of Minbyun, Fined for Violation of Obligation to Submit Case Materials

Cho Young-sun, Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission, is announcing the results of the Special Investigation Team on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Cultural and Arts Sector on the 19th at the National Human Rights Commission Education Center Annex in Jung-gu, Seoul. This investigation team, jointly formed and operated by the National Human Rights Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has been temporarily operating for 100 days since March 12 to investigate cases of sexual harassment and sexual violence exposed through movements such as Me Too. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Jo Young-sun, a lawyer at Donghwa Law Firm (56 years old, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 31), who was elected as the next president of the Lawyers for a Democratic Society (Minbyeon), received a minor disciplinary action for violating the obligation to submit case acceptance materials.

According to the legal community on the 23rd, the Korean Bar Association (KBA) recently imposed a fine of 3 million won on Lawyer Jo for violating the obligation to submit case acceptance materials as a lawyer who retired from public office.

The KBA pointed out that "(Lawyer Jo) omitted some parts when submitting case acceptance materials to the local bar association to which he belongs." However, it has not been disclosed which specific materials were omitted.

Lawyer Jo served as Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission from September 2017 to September 2019, which obligated him to submit case acceptance materials and case processing results.

The Attorney-at-Law Act stipulates that lawyers who retired from public office must submit materials related to cases accepted and their processing results to their local bar association for two years from the date of retirement. In particular, lawyers handling criminal cases must also submit information on whether their clients were detained or if their detention status changed. Lawyers who violate this obligation are subject to a fine of up to 10 million won.

However, the KBA's fine does not affect his performance as president of Minbyeon.

Lawyer Jo has served as Minbyeon's deputy secretary general and secretary general, and as a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Korean Bar Association. He has worked on emergency measure cases and as a lawyer for the late Baek Nam-gi. He was elected as the 15th president of Minbyeon on the 21st as the sole candidate. His term will be two years starting from May 28.

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