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[아시아경제 조성필 기자] The prosecution asked Dongyang University professor Chung Gyeong-shim, wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kook, for seven years, who was charged with irregularities in the entrance examination for children and illegal investment in private equity funds. When the prosecution’s sentence fell, Professor Jeong hung his head and wept. In his closing statement, he said: “The charges will be dropped and the truth will be revealed.” After completing the one-year hearing process, the court decided to sentence him to the 23rd of next month.
Professor Kyung-Shim Chung, Dongyang University. / Reporter Moon Ho-nam munonam @
“The rule of law must be established” … Jung Kyung-Shim is a tear in a sphere
On the 5th, the prosecution asked the court in this way at Professor Jeong’s decision hearing held at the 25-2 hearing of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Settlement (Chief Justice Lim Jeong-yeop). In addition, it requested a fine of 900 million won in connection with the alleged violation of the capital market law, and requested that an additional collection of 166.41 million won be ordered.
The Prosecutor’s Office ruled that “the investigation of this case was a case in which criminal rights were invoked to clarify the substantive truth about the alleged corruption of the living power raised by civil society.” “In the course of the investigation, we only prosecuted crimes whose charges were clearly confirmed based on legitimate evidence,” he said. “In the case of the crimes prosecuted, they were crimes that corresponded to corruption that could not be tolerated or ignored in light of the importance of the case, he said.
The prosecution continued: “The fact that the accusation is true is sufficiently proven to exclude reasonable doubts,” he said. “If there is no blame for corruption, the rule of law in Korea can sink into obscurity.” He said: “I am concerned that our country will become a haven for criminals with political and economic power, and that corruption may be in full bloom, so please look at it according to the strict judgment of the Constitution and laws.” .
Professor Jeong looked at the prosecutor several times while the sentence was in progress, but when the spherical amount came out, he finally took off his glasses and stole the tears with a handkerchief. The elasticity flowed out of the auditorium. An audience even uttered bad words. After stopping the audience, the judge held a detention trial, confiscating the right to hear the audience and preventing them from listening even on the sentencing date.
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The prosecution also accused him of being accused … “Execution of excessive illegal means”
In 2013-2014, Professor Jeong was brought to trial on charges of using his daughter for admission to Seoul National University and Pusan National University School of Medicine by issuing or falsifying various documents. , including a quote on behalf of the president of Dongyang University. He was also accused of embezzling 150 million won through a bogus consulting contract, investing in private equity management company Colink Private Equity (Korink PE) under the name of former minister Cho, in order to circumvent ethical rules. of civil servants when Cho assumed the position of principal civil servant of the Blue House. To receive. Before the prosecution’s investigation, there is also a charge that Kim Gyeong-rok, an asset manager, removed his home and computer from the Tong Yang University laboratory.
On this day, the prosecution criticized these charges in a final opinion. Regarding the irregularities in the entrance exam for minors, “the defendant and his wife, as university professors, took the initiative in teaching the truth to the students and preventing academic corruption, but they took a series of illegal measures for success. of their children”. He said: “It has hurt many young people and their parents,” he said.
The suspicion of illegal investment of private capital was defined as “a crime in which a new type of political conflict was prosecuted as an incident that pursues unjust private interests.” “The defendant made a huge investment in the dream of becoming a Gangnam building owner for Jo Beom-dong, who promises enormous asset growth,” and said, “The defendant abused his public status as a way to guarantee Jo Beom-dong’s preferential income. “
Regarding the allegations related to the destruction of evidence, “the defendant concealed the truth of this case, violated the right of the minister to verify and violated the constitutional ideology of national sovereignty,” he said. “At the time of Cho’s appointment, he sometimes urged officials to make false statements. He pointed out that he interfered and violated the president’s right to appoint public office.
Chiljun Kim’s Attorney [이미지출처=연합뉴스]
Lawyer “The investigation of the Prosecutor’s Office is an objective investigation into the fall of the country”
Professor Jeong’s final defense criticized the prosecution’s investigation. The lawyer assured that “it is a typical investigation directed at the fall of the former minister of the country” and “the method was too excessive to find a precedent.” “The prosecution mobilized a forced investigation to deliver the whole family to trial, and in the end it succeeded, and even former Minister Cho could not get up and took off his clothes.
As in the previous trial, the attorneys completely denied various charges. Regarding the alleged falsification of the summons, the president’s stamp was found, who insisted that the computers, etc., correspond to evidence of illegal collection, for which he must be acquitted. Regarding the complaints related to irregularities in the entrance examination, he said: “I asked for specifications, but under the structure of the entrance examination system, everyone was in a similar situation, and it was not a special situation only for the family of the Professor Jeong. “
Regarding the charges related to the private equity fund, the lawyer said, “Professor Jung did not know about the embezzlement of Cho’s fifth nephew, Cho Bum-dong, and did not participate in it.” Furthermore, he emphasized that “Professor Jeong was the victim of fraudulent fraudulent transactions,” he said. “It is the nature of this case to invest and suffer losses for the purpose of increasing assets.” He stressed that there was no purpose to escalate the law using a borrowed account, and that there was no acknowledgment of destruction or falsification of evidence at last year’s hearing.
Cho Kook, former Minister of Justice [이미지출처=연합뉴스]
Jeong Gyeong-Shim “When I think about the circumstances of my spouse’s resignation, I feel overwhelmed”
In his closing statement, Professor Jeong said, “I tried to be in this position calmly on this day, but it is difficult to deny that the mind and body are very difficult due to the weight of the case.” “When I think of the circumstances in which the spouse appointed to public office in this case had to resign, I said.” After my spouse, who was an academic, became a civil servant, I tried not to become someone, but at one point, the whole family became the subject of investigation and I found myself in a situation where I was watching the deterioration without scruples and without being able to do anything. “” I lost and fell into serious skepticism about living for an instant “.
Professor Jeong was crying and lamented the alleged falsification of the Tong Yang University citation. He said: “The prosecution’s charge is very different from my memory,” he said. “I didn’t even tell the president, how can the president know the subpoena was issued?” “Why did I thank President Choi Seong-hae for the summons?” And “I wonder if Choi said, ‘If I apply to Kyungpook National University instead of Pusan University, I could totally help him.’ Professor Jeong also said, “I didn’t know much about private equity funds, so I asked here and there and tried not to hurt myself as the spouse of a public official.”
Professor Jeong also bowed his head to the people around him who were under investigation because of him. He said, “This incident destroyed the human relationship that we had built for decades,” and said, “No one in a close relationship could escape the sword of trial.” “Many people became the target of the investigation and their families became the targets of blame,” he said. “I take this opportunity to bow my head and apologize to my acquaintances who suffered reproaches and suffering.”
Professor Jeong told the court, “Please carefully review the data and make an intelligent decision so that there is no resentment.” He said, “After completing the prosecution’s investigation, I was hopeful while attending court,” he said. “I hope that the prosecution will be acquitted of the charges that a concubine imposed on me and the truth will be revealed. I am a stranger to the law, but I hope this hope will come true.
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