Choi Kang-wook, the head of the Open Democratic Party, was awarded an invalidation (more than a safe) for issuing a false internship certificate to the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kook. CEO Choi expressed his strong “regret” and said he would appeal.
On the 28th, CEO Choi, who finished the first trial sentence, said through his Facebook page, “I am so sorry for the uncomfortable news on a small snowy day.” He said, “It seems that the common sense I had while living as a lawyer was not common sense. I will look back on myself,” he said. “The prosecutor interrupted the entrance exam by writing a confirmation letter even though he had never done any internships or experiential activities. The judge admitted to the fact of his activities in the office and judged him guilty.” “I realize again that I have a long way to go. I will not get tired and will not be broken.”
On the morning of this morning, Judge Jeong Jong-gun, who was solely responsible for criminal 9 of the Seoul Central District Court, admitted that CEO Kang-wook Choi was obstructing his business and sentenced him to eight months in prison and two years of probation. The internship confirmation issued by CEO Choi is’false’, and this confirmation was used for the entrance examination of Korea University and Yonsei University graduate school of former Minister Cho’s son, A, and interfered with the university entrance examination.
As a lawyer, Choi wrote an internship confirmation letter to Mr. A at Cheongmaek, a law firm he belonged to. He argued that Mr. A’s internship was not false because it was true, but the court did not accept it. First of all, if it is ’16 hours twice a week from January to October 2017′, it averages 12 minutes per time, and what can you do during that time? It was also reflected that the employees of the law firm stated that they had never seen A’s regular internship.
The judiciary also said that CEO Choi recognized that the internship confirmation would be used for admission. Choi decided on the basis of a letter that Mr. A’s mother and former Minister Cho’s spouse, Professor Jeong Gyeong-shim of Dongyang University, said, “I hope the confirmation will help you pass.” The judge said, “It cannot be taken lightly because it undermines the fairness of the entrance exam.” Regarding Choi’s claim that he had not been legally subpoenaed, he refuted, “It is difficult to understand in light of the history of the defendant who has worked as a military judiciary and lawyer for a long time.”
Immediately after the sentence, Choi said to the media, “I am very sorry for the recognition and judgment of the court,” and “I will try my best to uncover the truth by immediately appealing and to check the prosecution’s runaway.” “From the term used by the court itself, He also argued that the impression that the prosecution was being deceived by the facts circulated unilaterally.”
Representative Choi has argued that the prosecution’s investigation and prosecution against him are political. It is a position that “It was necessary to make additional scratches while investigating the family of Minister Cho.” On the previous day, he posted his final argument last month on his Facebook page. At the time, CEO Choi said, “I think it is clearly innocent, whether it is a fact or evidence. And I believe that you will do so,” he said. “I think that the only thing that can stop this runaway is the wise, just and courageous judgment of the judges.”
Choi has been handed over to two other trials. First of all, he was prosecuted in October last year on charges of promulgating false facts (Public Office Election Act) while denying the charges of making false internship confirmations. On the 27th, in the process of raising the suspicion of so-called’word confusion’, Lee Dong-jae was handed over to trial for damaging the reputation of former Channel A reporter. Regarding this, CEO Choi argued, “I was worried that I would play a joke again because I smoked, but I was guilty of it,” he said. “It is the homework that should be carried by someone who will lead the reform of the prosecution and media.”
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