Jeong Sun-shin's Son Submits Apology Letter to School Violence Committee... Only 'Nine Lines'

National Assembly Education Committee Independent Rep. Min Hyung-bae Publicly States
"Fake Apology Letter Written for School, Not Victims"

Two apology letters submitted by the son of lawyer Jeong Soon-shin, who was appointed and then dropped as the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, to the School Violence Countermeasure Committee (School Violence Committee) have been made public. The first submitted document was only nine lines long.

The first apology letter submitted by Jung Mo, the son of lawyer Jung Soon-shin, to the school violence committee in 2018 [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to materials submitted by the Gangwon Provincial Office of Education to the office of independent lawmaker Min Hyung-bae, a member of the National Assembly Education Committee, on the 2nd, Jeong's son, Jeong Mo, submitted two written apology letters to the School Violence Committee of Minjok Leadership Academy High School, where he was enrolled in 2018. The first apology letter was written on a blank sheet of paper, not in the prescribed format. The entire length was six sentences (9 lines), making it very short. Since it was handwritten on unlined paper, the text was not properly aligned.

In the apology letter, Jeong wrote, "I sincerely regret and apologize that the words I uttered without realizing and without any thought caused hardship to ○○ (the victim student)," and added, "We were once quite close friends, so I truly feel sorry that the situation has come to this. I am really sorry for the words I said without consideration." He further stated, "Going through this experience, I have reflected a lot on my language habits."

This apology letter was submitted after the school violence disciplinary action was taken in late March 2018. The School Violence Committee members who received the first apology letter pointed out Jeong's 'insincerity,' saying, "The written apology was about one-third of an A4 page in length and was written without a proper format."

Jeonggun's Second Apology Letter
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On August 15 of the same year, Jeong wrote a longer apology letter and submitted it to the teacher in charge the next day. It was the length of one A4 page and included a title, date of writing, author's name, and signature format. It began with "To ○○ (the victim)" and contained content similar to a letter addressed to the victim student.

Lawmaker Min criticized, "It was a fake apology letter written not to the victim but to the school and the School Violence Committee, with both the format and content being poor," adding, "Jeong Soon-shin, the father and former prosecutor, repeatedly filed retrial requests, injunction applications, and various lawsuits using unscrupulous legal tactics, and was solely focused on shielding his unrepentant son."

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