A Korean court sentenced the wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who had been accused of forging private documents over illegal admission of children, to four years in prison.
Local media say the ruling will affect the trial of the former Minister of Justice, who is an aide to President Moon Jae-in and has been charged with forgery of private documents.
Chung Kyung-Shim, the wife of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk of South Korea, has been accused of forging a certificate of commendation at a university where she teaches in favor of her daughter's graduate school exam. He has been charged with 15 charges, including business embezzlement, over the illegal investment of Gurumi.
In a ruling on the 23rd, the Seoul Central District Court found that everything related to improper enrollment was guilty, and pointed out that former Minister of Justice Cho was also involved in some cases.
On the other hand, he was acquitted of business embezzlement over fraudulent investment.
After that, he was sentenced to four years in prison, a fine of 500 million won, and about 46 million yen in Japanese yen for a sentence of seven years in prison, and Chung was imprisoned.
Defendant Chung has been acquitted and his defense counsel has indicated his intention to appeal.
The investigation related to former Minister of Justice Cho, who was an aide to President Moon Jae-in, also triggered a deepening conflict between the administration and the prosecution.
Former Minister of Justice Cho commented on SNS that the ruling was "too big a shock," and local media said that the ruling would also affect the trial of the former Minister of Justice.
* Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk's "Cho" has two vertical lines of "Cao".