"Remember the Political Significance of the Busan National University Decision"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun. / Yonhap News

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun fiercely criticized President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol on the 6th, saying, "He is trying to start his presidential campaign by stepping on the backs of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's wife, Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim (former Dongyang University), and their daughter Cho Min."


On the same day, Kim made this claim on his TBS program 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' regarding the previous day's decision by Pusan National University to cancel Cho Min's admission to the Graduate School of Medicine.


Kim explained, "Pusan National University decided yesterday to cancel Cho Min's admission," adding, "The reason for the cancellation is that although it did not affect the admission decision to the medical school, the certificate of commendation was false, so the admission is being canceled."


He continued, "Just as Kookmin University postponed the investigation into plagiarism of papers by Kim Geon-hee (spouse of President-elect Yoon) until after the presidential election, I understand that Pusan National University also waited to see the election results before making the admission cancellation decision yesterday," arguing that Pusan National University's decision was political.


He added, "Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim, who is serving a four-year prison sentence, and Cho Min, whose medical license is about to be revoked and whose entire life from her teenage years until now is being denied, I will remember the political significance of Pusan National University's decision."


Pusan National University decided the previous day to cancel Cho Min's admission to the 2015 academic year medical school. The university explained that since the court ruled that the certificate of commendation from the Dongyang University president submitted by Cho Min during the freshman recruitment was forged or false, and the recruitment guidelines clearly state that "admission will be canceled if false documents are submitted," they made the final decision to cancel the admission.


This decision by Pusan National University is also expected to affect whether Cho Min's medical license will be revoked. Under the current Medical Service Act, medical licenses are granted only to those who have obtained a bachelor's degree from medical school or a master's or doctoral degree from a graduate medical school. Korea University, where Cho Min graduated from undergraduate studies, is also reviewing the cancellation of her admission after securing the Supreme Court's final ruling that found former Minister Jeong guilty of "admission fraud involving children."



Meanwhile, regarding Pusan National University's decision, former Minister Cho announced on Facebook that he has filed a request for a suspension of execution to halt the effect of the admission cancellation decision.


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