Rival Candidate Raises 'Thesis Plagiarism Allegation'... Do Seonghun, Incheon Superintendent of Education, Sent to Prosecution

Doseonghun, Superintendent of Education of Incheon Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Do Seonghun, Superintendent of Education in Incheon, who was sued after raising allegations of plagiarism against a rival candidate's thesis ahead of the June 1 local elections, has been referred to the prosecution on charges of false information disclosure.

On the 1st, the Namdong Police Station in Incheon announced that they had sent Superintendent Do to the prosecution without detention on charges of violating the Local Education Autonomy Act and defamation.

The police also referred B, a spokesperson for the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, and C, a member of the election campaign, to the prosecution on the same charges.

Superintendent Do is accused of raising allegations of plagiarism against rival candidate Choi Gyeun during the Incheon Superintendent of Education candidate TV debate held on May 23 and posting banners containing such claims.

At the time, Superintendent Do stated, "When the plagiarism allegations against candidate Choi's thesis were raised during the Incheon National University presidential election two years ago, a Copy Killer check showed that out of 138 sentences, 110 were identical to other theses," raising the plagiarism allegations.

In response, candidate Choi said, "The thesis verification during the Incheon National University presidential election was thoroughly conducted by the Incheon National University Research Integrity Committee. False information is being spread about clearly verifiable facts," and filed a complaint with the police against Superintendent Do for defamation by false information and violation of the Public Official Election Act.

After receiving the complaint from candidate Choi and launching an investigation, the police concluded that Superintendent Do's statements alleging plagiarism constituted false information disclosure and referred the case to the prosecution.

Additionally, the counter-lawsuit filed by Superintendent Do against candidate Choi on charges of false accusation regarding the same matter was dismissed with a 'no charges' decision.

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