Seoul National University decided to undertake the main investigation on alleged plagiarism of master's and doctoral thesis by former attorney general.

According to the data submitted by Seoul National University Rep. Kwak Sang-do from the National Assembly's Board of Education on December 12, the Seoul National University Research Ethics Committee decided to begin the main investigation by reviewing the results of preliminary investigations regarding the plagiarism allegedly by Cho.

At the National Audit of Seoul National University last October, Rep. Kwak said, "We copied a lot of sentences from Professor Galligan's thesis at Oxford University in England. We copied another summary of Professor Bradley's German ruling." I have alleged plagiarism with my doctoral dissertation.

Seoul National University President Oh Se-jeong, who was present as a witness, said, "I can talk to the Research Fact Committee for a review because it is a matter raised by the government."

Dr. Cho's doctoral dissertation in question was submitted to the University of California, Berkeley in 1997, and allegedly copied dozens of British and American professors from six years ago.

It has been reported that Seoul National University has not launched an investigation on the basis of a 'no problem' note from Korean professor Yoo Yoo of Berkeley.

Kwak said, "The research ethics committee admitted that the alleged plagiarism of Dr. Cho's master's and doctoral thesis was considerable." "

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