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“I will follow article 148 of the Criminal Procedure Law.”
Cho Kook, former Justice Minister Cho Kook, appeared as a witness at the trial of Dongyang University professor Chung Gyeong-shim, who was charged with irregularities in the children’s entrance exam and private equity allegations, and rejected the statement. repeating the statement more than 300 times.
On the 3rd, Cho was present as a witness at Professor Jeong’s hearing held at the 25-2 Penal Agreement hearing of the Seoul Central District Court (Deputy Judge Lim Jeong-yeop). This is the first time the former Minister and Ms Cho have joined in court.
Before taking the witness oath, Cho asked the court for the opportunity to clarify the reasons for her vocation for the right to refuse to testify. The court reviewed the explanation on a sheet and a half of A4 paper and allowed only the part related to the right to reject testimony to be read.
Former Minister Cho said: “I am not in this court, but I will exercise the rights granted by article 148 of the Criminal Procedure Law while the trial is in progress because I am prosecuted as an accomplice of my spouse,” he said. “As a student of criminal law, I have emphasized the importance of the right to reject statements. “There are prejudices about the exercise of the necessary rights, but I hope that these prejudices do not work in this court.” Article 148 of the Criminal Procedure Law provides for a family member to refuse to declare that they would be sentenced. The prosecution said: “The witness has exercised his right to refuse to make a statement throughout the prosecution’s investigation and, as the witness put it, now is ‘the time for the court,’” the prosecution said. “It is understandable to refuse because it is the right to guarantee the law even if you are in a situation where the truth can be revealed. It is difficult to do. “Then, former Minister Cho asked the court for the opportunity to object. However, the judge held back, saying:” A witness is a person who listens and answers questions from the judge, the attorney for the prosecutor, but not the person who says what he wants. “
Former Minister Cho replied, “I will follow Article 148 of the Criminal Procedure Law,” beginning with the reply to the prosecution’s first newspaper that day, and then repeating only the same answer to the 303 questions the prosecution had until 4: 48 pm that day. Professor Jeong’s lawyer did not question him and the trial ended at 4:50 pm.
In today’s trial, the prosecution presented evidence showing the circumstances in which Cho participated in the falsification of the confirmation of her daughter’s internship at the Center for Human Rights in the Public Interest of Seoul National University and in a Busan hotel. The prosecution said, “The confirmation letter issued to my daughter and the actual certificate issued by the Center for Human Rights in the Public Interest of Seoul National University are generally different in content, such as the issue number.” “The internship confirmation letter (from Hotel Busan) says that the name of the hotel is’ Palace ‘, but the real name is’ Es’ Pelis’. “Isn’t this mistake happening because former Minister Cho did it?”
Reporter Yoo Won-mo [email protected]
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