Court: "Cancellation of Jo Min's Medical School Admission Justified... Medical Ethics Must Be Considered"

The court has ruled that the cancellation of admission of Cho Min, daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, to the Busan National University Medical School is justified.

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's daughter, Cho Min, appeared as a witness in the trial related to the cancellation of her admission to the Busan National University School of Medicine on the 16th of last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 6th, the Administrative Division 1 of Busan District Court (Chief Judge Geum Deok-hee) dismissed Cho's administrative lawsuit seeking to cancel Busan National University's decision to revoke her admission to the medical school.

The court judged that the public interest in canceling the admission outweighed Cho's personal disadvantage. It stated, "Although the disadvantage to Cho is considerable, we considered the fairness and trust of the admissions process, the ethical awareness and social responsibility required of doctors, the university's autonomy, the extent of Cho's fraudulent acts, and the actual impact of those acts on the admissions results," the court explained. The court also found no procedural defects in Busan National University's process of canceling the admission.

Earlier, the court accepted Cho's request for a suspension of the effect of Busan National University's decision, stating, "The effect of Busan National University's decision is suspended until the 30th day after the main lawsuit judgment is announced."

However, it is expected to take more time before the cancellation of the admission is finalized. If Cho appeals the first-instance ruling, she may request another suspension of the decision's effect.

In early April last year, Cho filed this lawsuit against Busan National University after it decided to revoke her admission to the 2015 academic year medical school.

At that time, Busan National University canceled Cho's admission based on the freshman recruitment guidelines stating that admission would be revoked if false documents were submitted. This was because the court ruled that documents such as the Dongyang University president's certificate of commendation, submitted by Cho during the trial related to the admission fraud involving former Dongyang University professor Jeong Gyeong-shim's child, were forged.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.