Cho Kook, former Minister of Justice. Newsis
Former Justice Minister Cho Kook said that his wife Chung Kyung-shim, professor at Dongyang University, was sentenced to four years in prison, saying, “It is fortunate that the charges of embezzlement related to private equity were found innocent.” However, the legal community believes that this could be a’final blow’ in the trial of former Minister Jok Jo.
Motherland “Big Shock, Inevitable Fate”
On the 23rd, former Minister Cho wrote, “It was a great shock,” and said, “I am glad that the charges of embezzlement related to private equity, which started the prosecution’s investigation, were acquitted.” This is an SNS post about 3:40 pm, about 30 minutes after the court sentenced Professor Jeong to four years in prison, a fine of 500 million and a legal arrest.
On that day, the 25-2 of the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Agreement (Directors Jeong-yeop Lim, Seongsu Kwon, and Sunhee Kim) judged Professor Jeong’s embezzlement charges as innocent as former Minister Cho wrote on SNS.
Former Minister Cho Kook Facebook capture
Loan (X) Investment (O)… The impact is
However, it is the view of the prosecution inside the prosecution that this will adversely affect the trial of former Minister Cho. Only the charges of embezzlement are innocent, 800 million won(Excluding 200 million won invested by Professor Jung’s younger brother)InvestmentIt means that what you see as’is fatal. Professor Jeong said that this money was lent to Cho’s 5th village nephew, Beom-dong Cho.Loan‘.
This judgment is directly linked to former Minister Cho’s conviction for some of the charges. The’investment’ character of the second-name stock investment is clearIt is because of the damage. Currently, former Minister Cho has violated this obligation by investing in Korink PE without fulfilling the obligation of a high-ranking public official to dispose of stocks worth 30 million wonBlank trust obligation under the Public Officials Ethics Act) Is being tried.
Attorney Gyeong-ae Kwon, a former attorney’s group for democracy (hereinafter referred to as Minbyun) and co-author of the so-called’Birthland Black Book’, said in a media interview, “If the money that went from Minister Cho’s family to Korink PE is not a loan, it is an investment, Cho’s charge is It could be a crime of refusal of a blank trust under the Public Officials Ethics Act.”
Professor Kyung-Shim Chung of Dongyang University is attending the first trial sentence held at the Seoul District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Reporter Woo Sang-jo
This judgment is also related to the charges of another former Minister Cho. Suspicion of interfering with business by submitting a fake monetary consumption loan contract, etc., as explanatory data for property examination by the Public Officials Ethics CommitteeHierarchical obstruction of public service execution)All.
The judge Money consumption loan contract was’false’And nailed it. At the same time, ▶I heard the evidence that it is not suitable for general trading practices or interest payment methods for loans. ▶Prof. In this regard, he also concluded that “(husband) had the purpose of concealing the details of the property in connection with the request for property registration of public officials or submission of materials for personnel hearings after the inauguration of the Minister of Justice.”
The’embezzlement’ starts the 檢 investigation? “NO”
It is said that it is different from the facts even from the post of former Minister Cho, which states that “the charges of embezzlement became the start of the prosecution investigation”. Inside the investigation team, it is said that the change of false reports under the Capital Markets Act, the Anti-Corruption Act, and the blackout have begun.
The charge is The illegality of the private equity fund called Korink PEand The beneficial owner of the family of former Minister Cho It is related to suspicion. On the other hand, the embezzlement mentioned by former Minister Cho is deeply related to Professor Chung’s individual investment. It is also a relatively minor charge. Accordingly, embezzlement is said to have been applied additionally after legal review at the end of the investigation. It means that it was not’the start of an investigation’.
Kim Nam-guk, a member of the Democratic Party, posted on Facebook on the 23rd. Facebook capture
Meanwhile, the passport continued to criticize the court ruling on that day. Some have even raised claims of’impeachment of judges’. Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Young-chan said on Facebook, “Is it possible to erase the cross on Professor Kyung-Shim Chung on behalf of many parents who risked their lives on the specs of their children? It’s cruel.”
Rep. Kim Jin-ae of the Open Democratic Party wrote on Facebook that “there was a lot of concern about the bias of the court department,” and that “not only the prosecution reform, but also the media and judicial reform are urgent.” In another article posted immediately after, he discussed the trial related to the Sewol ferry disaster and wrote that it was “time for the impeachment of a judge”.
Reporter Kim Soo-min [email protected]