Prosecutors Extend Suspension of Sentence for Former Dongyang University Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim by One Month... Until December 3

Jung Kyung-shim, former professor at Dongyang University and wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges of entrance exam fraud and private equity fund suspicions. / Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The suspension period of the prison sentence for former Dongyang University professor Jeong Gyeong-sim, who was temporarily released for one month after the prosecution's decision to suspend the execution of his sentence, has been extended by one month.

On the 1st, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office announced that it had decided to extend the suspension period of former Professor Jeong's sentence by one more month for surgery and other treatment purposes.

Earlier, former Professor Jeong applied for an extension of the suspension period at the end of last month due to health problems.

As the prosecution accepted former Professor Jeong's application for an extension of the suspension period, the suspension period for former Professor Jeong, who was released on the 4th, has been extended until the 3rd of next month.

Former Professor Jeong, who is imprisoned at Seoul Detention Center, applied for suspension of sentence execution on August 1, stating that "rapid surgery is necessary due to disc rupture and stenosis, and paralysis of the lower limbs," but the prosecution did not approve it, saying "it is not possible at this stage."

Accordingly, former Professor Jeong applied again for suspension of sentence execution on the 8th of last month, and was granted a one-month suspension on the 4th of last month. It is known that he received medical advice that rapid surgery was necessary due to a disc rupture caused by a fall inside the detention center around June to July this year.

Former Professor Jeong is currently serving a prison sentence after being sentenced to four years in prison by the Supreme Court in January for allegations including false credentials related to his daughter, Cho Min.

He is also on trial with his husband, former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, at the Seoul Central District Court for charges including falsifying his son's school records and fraudulently obtaining an internship certificate.

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