Police Decide Not to Prosecute Jeong Sun-shin and Yoon Hee-geun Over Alleged Cover-up of Son's School Violence Case

The police have determined that lawyer Jeong Soon-shin, who was suspected of concealing a lawsuit related to his son's school violence during the personnel verification process for the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, is not guilty. Yoon Hee-geun, the Commissioner of the National Police Agency who recommended Jeong as the head of the National Investigation Headquarters, was also found to have no charges against him.

Attorney Jeong Sun-shin [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the police on the 19th, the Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul decided on the 17th not to prosecute (dismiss) lawyer Jeong, who was accused of falsifying official documents and obstructing public officials through deception. Commissioner Yoon, who was accused of abuse of authority and violation of the Employment Procedures Act, was also decided not to be prosecuted. It is known that the police judged that the charges against lawyer Jeong and Commissioner Yoon were not substantiated.

Lawyer Jeong was suspected of hiding the fact of a lawsuit related to his son's school violence during the personnel verification process when he was a candidate for the head of the National Investigation Headquarters. He answered "No" to the question in the preliminary questionnaire for public office candidates sent by the Ministry of Justice's Personnel Information Management Division, which asked, "Do you, your spouse, or your direct ascendants or descendants have any civil or administrative lawsuits as a plaintiff or defendant?" Jeong's son, Jeong Mo (22), was identified as a perpetrator of school violence while attending Minjok Leadership Academy and was subjected to forced transfer. To cancel this, Jeong filed a retrial request and administrative lawsuit.

At the time, lawyer Jeong explained, "I answered based on the present tense question," and added, "If you analyze the question, some ask about the past, and some ask about both past and present."

Jeong was appointed as the second head of the National Investigation Headquarters on February 24 but expressed his intention to resign due to the controversy over his son's school violence before starting his term. President Yoon Seok-yeol canceled the appointment the next day.

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