Opponent Raises 'Thesis Plagiarism Allegation'... Dosunghun, Incheon Superintendent of Education, Cleared of Charges

Doseonghun, Superintendent of Education of Incheon Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Do Seonghun, the Superintendent of Education of Incheon, who was sued after raising allegations of plagiarism against a rival candidate's thesis during the June 1 local elections, has been cleared of charges by the prosecution.

On the 25th, the Criminal Division 6 of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Son Sangwook) announced that Do, who was referred by the police on charges including violation of the Local Education Autonomy Act, was not prosecuted due to 'no charges.'

Do was accused of raising suspicions that candidate Choi Gyeun plagiarized a past thesis during the TV debate for the Superintendent of Education candidates on May 23 and posting similar content on banners.

At the time, Do claimed, "After examining candidate Choi's thesis, which was suspected of plagiarism two years ago during the Incheon National University president election, 110 out of 138 sentences were identical to other theses."

In response, candidate Choi stated, "The thesis verification during the president 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 against Do with the police.

The police viewed Do's statements alleging plagiarism as public dissemination of false information and referred the case to the prosecution.

However, the prosecution judged that it was difficult to conclude that Do knew the plagiarism allegations were false at the time he made them.

Meanwhile, the police recently decided not to prosecute candidate Choi, who was counter-sued by Do for false accusation, determining that Choi did not plagiarize the thesis.

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