South Korea Choh's first parliamentary controversy in search of investigation intervention
Cho Guk, who took office in the midst of an investigation over the allegations of the uncertain investment of the whole family in South Korea, faced the first controversy in the Diet. Cho, who was urged to intervene by calling the prosecutor in charge during a forced investigation at home, said that he was “not obstructing” and was urged throughout the excuse.
South Korea ’s Cho Guk ’s Minister of Justice was appointed President of Moon Jae-in this month, in search of suspicions such as the uncertain investment of the whole family and the suspicion of illegal enrollment of his daughter at prestigious universities. did.
On the afternoon of the 26th, Minister Cho Cho expressed his willingness by saying, “I will do my best to fulfill the important task of prosecution reform” at the beginning of the controversy of the Diet.
In the controversy, the opposition party immediately took up the fact that Cho Ho was calling the prosecutor in charge at the time of his forced investigation on his home on the 23rd of this month, and rigorously pursued “illegal abuse of authority”.
On the other hand, Cho Ho said, “While his wife was in poor health, he wanted me to consider it, but he did n’t interfere with the investigation.”
The prosecution over Cho Hoh is accelerating the investigation, such as interviewing Cho Ho ’s younger brother and his ex-wife, and the opposition party is expected to intensify further.
Cho Hoho Many suspicions
With regard to Cho Guk's Minister of Justice, various suspicions related to his family and relatives have come to light, the prosecution investigation is underway, and the focus has been on whether he was directly involved.
In particular, in South Korea, where there is a severe educational background, there is a strong repulsion centering on young people, allegations of Cho Ho ’s daughter and son entrance exams.
The suspicion raised the suspects of counterfeiting in the certificate that they submitted to the university during the examination, and the prosecution is searching for the relevant university this month.
The two certificates were supposed to have been prepared by the relevant institution of Seoul National University, where Cho Ho had been a professor since 2009, but the university denied the preparation and the prosecution It is reported that we are investigating the involvement.
In addition, there was a suspicion that Cho Ho's wife had forged a commendation letter from the university where she was a professor so that she could benefit her daughter's exam.
On the other hand, regarding the suspicion of the uncertain investment of the whole family, relatives who run a company that manages Cho Ho's wife's funds were arrested on the 16th of this month for suspicion of embezzlement.
It is reported that the prosecutor is investigating the flow of funds because he suspects that Cho Ho ’s wife has gained fraudulent profits.
And the prosecution is said to have seized the hard disk of the personal computer etc. on 23rd of this month, making a search for Cho Hoho's home.
However, hard disks have been replaced in advance, and prosecutors have reportedly reported that if Cho is aware of this fact, he suspects that the evidence will be destroyed.