Jung Kyung-shim with 'Herniated Disc' Reapplies for Suspension of Sentence Execution

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Jeong Gyeong-sim, former professor at Dongyang University, who is serving a prison sentence on charges including admission fraud involving her children, has once again requested the prosecution to halt the execution of her sentence.

According to the legal community on the 12th, Jeong's legal team submitted an application for suspension of sentence execution to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office just before the Chuseok holiday. Accordingly, the prosecution is expected to hold the sentence execution suspension review committee for Jeong again after about a month.

Jeong's legal team had previously applied for suspension of sentence execution on the 1st of last month, citing health reasons such as a herniated disc and the need for absolute rest.

However, on the 18th of the same month, the prosecution held a sentence execution suspension review committee and decided, “After comprehensively reviewing the applicant's submitted materials, on-site inspection (imgeum) results, and opinions of medical advisory committee members, suspension of sentence execution is not possible at this stage,” thus rejecting Jeong's application for suspension. At the trial held after the rejection, Jeong consistently complained of pain in her lower back, stating that her condition was poor.

Meanwhile, the exact reasons for this recent application for suspension of sentence execution have not been identified.

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