Prosecutors Deny Suspension of Sentence for Former Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Committee on Suspension of Execution of Sentences on the 25th decided to deny the application for suspension of execution of sentence submitted by Jeong Gyeong-shim, former professor at Dongyang University.

Former Dongyang University Professor Jeong Gyeong-shim Photo by Yonhap News

On the same day, the committee held a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Prosecutor Park Ki-dong, and after comprehensively reviewing the materials submitted by the former professor's side, the results of the on-site investigation (inspection), and the opinions of medical advisory committee members, it resolved that suspension of execution of sentence for the former professor is not possible at this stage. Song Gyeong-ho, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, accepted this result as is and made the final decision to deny the application.

Previously, the former professor was serving a four-year prison sentence confirmed for charges including admission bribery involving her children, and applied for suspension of execution of sentence on the 31st of last month due to health reasons. Her legal team stated, "It has been confirmed that the medical treatment provided by the detention center alone cannot guarantee the necessary medical care, so we have reapplied for suspension of execution of sentence."

The former professor first applied for suspension of execution of sentence in August last year but was denied, and two months later, the second application was accepted, resulting in temporary release. Afterwards, she received treatment for chronic illnesses such as lumbar disc surgery at a designated hospital and extended the suspension of execution of sentence once after a month. The second extension application was not accepted by the prosecution, and she was re-incarcerated on December 4th last year.

Meanwhile, the former professor is also on trial for her son's admission bribery charges. She was sentenced to one year in prison in the first trial, and the second trial is ongoing.

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