"Will Reflect with Social Responsibility"
Admission Fraud Charges, Statute of Limitations Expires in August

Cho Min (32), daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, announced that she will withdraw the lawsuits against the cancellation of her admissions to Korea University and Pusan National University College of Medicine.


On the 7th, Cho stated through her social media (SNS), "I have been contemplating for a long time, but I have finally gathered the courage to take action," and added, "I intend to withdraw the ongoing lawsuits regarding the cancellation of my admissions to Korea University and Pusan National University."


She continued, "I want to abandon everything and return to my original mindset to start over from the beginning," and added, "I will seriously consider my future, where I can contribute to society with a sense of social responsibility as a citizen of the Republic of Korea."

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's daughter, Cho Min [Image source - Cho Min SNS]

Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's daughter, Cho Min [Image source - Cho Min SNS]

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Last year, Cho filed lawsuits against Pusan National University and Korea University to confirm the invalidity of the admission cancellation decisions. However, the Busan District Court dismissed the case on April 6, based on the criminal trial results of her mother, former Dongyang University professor Jung Kyung-shim, and Cho appealed the decision.


The trial date for the lawsuit against Korea University regarding the invalidity of the admission cancellation was scheduled for the 10th of next month. Previously, in February last year, Korea University's Admission Cancellation Review Committee revoked Cho’s admission to the Department of Environmental Ecology Engineering in the College of Life Sciences.



Meanwhile, the statute of limitations for the main charges related to the admission fraud that Cho is facing will expire in August. Cho is suspected of submitting false documents and forged certificates of commendation when applying for admission to Seoul National University and Pusan National University College of Medicine in June 2013 and June 2014, thereby obstructing the admission screening process.


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