Cho Kuk "My daughter's admission was canceled... I want to ask President-elect Yoon if he is now satisfied"

"Like Accepting Spouse's Trial Result, Will Also Accept Daughter's Result"
"Same Standards Should Apply to President-Elect Yoon, Me, and My Family"

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk is attending the first trial continuation hearing on his child's admission fraud case on December 24 last year. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk expressed his feelings regarding the consecutive cancellations of his daughter Cho Min's admissions to Pusan National University and Korea University, saying, "As a father, I want to ask President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, 'Are you satisfied now?'"

On the morning of the 8th, Cho wrote on his Facebook, "Pusan National University and Korea University each canceled my daughter's admission. I feel a pain like being stabbed in the heart with an awl and having my skin peeled off with a scalpel," expressing his sentiments.

He continued, "Although there were serious disagreements regarding the facts and legal judgments in my spouse's trial, I accepted the outcome, and I will also accept the result of my daughter's trial," but added, "I only plead for a thorough review to see if there has been excessive infringement of rights."

He further stated, "The Yoon Seok-yeol prosecution could not imprison the Minister of Justice nominee over the private equity fund case, but they targeted my child's internship experience, brought her down, and imprisoned my spouse. As a result, my child's admission was canceled, and thanks to this investigation, Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol quickly established himself as a presidential candidate," claiming, "This is a plan to slaughter my entire family and a tremendous political success that followed."

On the afternoon of the 5th, a rally opposing the cancellation of admission of Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, to the Pusan National University School of Medicine was held in front of the main gate of Pusan National University. / Photo by Yonhap News

Former Minister Cho requested, "I ask President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, the prosecution, the media, and the National Assembly to now apply the same standards of verification to me and my family as they do to appointed high-ranking officials under President Yoon."

He added, "They must thoroughly examine the internship and experiential activity records listed in the candidate's child's school records, the issued certificates and awards, verify whether the activity times are recorded accurately without any discrepancy, and confirm that the evaluations on the certificates perfectly match the activities. Only then can it be said that this is not 'selective justice.'"

Meanwhile, Pusan National University and Korea University recently decided to cancel Cho Min's admissions. On the 5th, Pusan National University held a faculty meeting and announced the cancellation of Cho's admission to the Graduate School of Medicine. The university cited as grounds for this decision ▲ school regulations and the Administrative Procedures Act ▲ and the medical school admission guidelines at the time, which stated that "admission will be canceled if false documents are submitted."

Korea University explained in a press release on the 7th, "We received the student records submitted by the candidate for the 2010 academic year admissions," and "Upon review, we confirmed that the records contained information judged by court rulings to be false or untrue."

They 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."

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