Seomin: "Cho Kuk is a family hostage-taker... Please release Jeong Gyeongshim and Cho Min now"

"Still lying that the family was annihilated"
"If you cared about your daughter's future, you should have guided her to a different path," harsh criticism.

Professor Seomin, Dankook University / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Professor Seomin from Dankook University strongly criticized former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk as a "family hostage taker" in relation to the cancellation of Cho Min, the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, from the admission to the Busan National University School of Medicine.

On the 6th, Professor Seomin wrote on his blog, "No matter if the same lie is told a hundred times, or even a thousand times, it does not become the truth. But the one who challenges that impossible mission is none other than Cho Kuk," he said.

He continued, "For the past two and a half years, Cho Kuk has continuously lied about his daughter's admission fraud. The only truth in what he said about his daughter is that she (Cho Min) is indeed his daughter," adding, "No one believed his words. Despite spending a lot of money on good lawyers, the first, second, and third trials all judged that the documents submitted by Cho Kuk were forged."

Professor Seomin said, "The decision to cancel (Cho Min's) admission to Busan National University is only natural," emphasizing, "Even if the regime had not changed, although the timing might differ, this decision would have remained unchanged."

He added, "All of this has been proven in court, yet Cho Kuk still lies that his family was destroyed because of prosecutorial reform," and claimed, "If he truly cared about his daughter's future, he should have made her quit being a doctor and find another path long ago. Instead, he held his daughter hostage for political purposes, sent his wife to prison, and ruined his daughter's life."

He sharply addressed former Minister Cho, saying, "I sincerely urge him to release them and surrender now. Jeong Gyeongshim and Cho Min look pitiful."

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk attending a book talk for his new book 'Advanced Country of Advances' on the 5th / Photo by Medici Media YouTube capture [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, Busan National University announced on the 5th that it had decided to cancel Cho Min's admission to the School of Medicine in 2015 after holding a faculty meeting. The university cited as grounds the school regulations, the Basic Administrative Act, and the admission guidelines for the medical school at the time, which stated that "admission will be canceled if false documents are submitted."

Following Busan National University, Korea University also announced on the 7th via a press release that it would cancel Cho's admission to the Department of Environmental Ecology Engineering in the College of Life Sciences. Korea University stated, "We received the school records submitted by the candidate for the 2010 academic year admission process," and "Upon review, we confirmed that the records contained information judged by court rulings to be false or untrue."

It added, "The university's Admission Cancellation Review Committee resolved on February 22, 2022, to cancel the candidate's admission in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Higher Education Act and the 2010 admission guidelines."

Meanwhile, former Minister Cho announced on the 5th that Cho Min's side had filed a request for suspension of execution to the court regarding Busan National University's decision to cancel her admission to the medical school.

In a post on his Facebook on the same day, former Minister Cho wrote, "Cho Min's legal representative has filed a request for suspension of execution to suspend the effect of Busan National University's admission cancellation decision until the final judgment is confirmed," and raised his voice, saying, "Canceling admission based on career entries that have no impact on the outcome and consequently invalidating the medical license is an excessively harsh punishment for the applicant."

He continued, "Compared to the public interest realized by this disposition, the disadvantage the applicant will suffer is very large and serious," and said, "If the effect of this disposition is not suspended, the applicant's medical license will be canceled, and the applicant will no longer be able to work as a doctor at the current hospital."

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