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Today (21st), at the National Assembly Education Committee audit, a battle continued over the suspicion of plagiarism of the thesis of the President's wife, Kim Kun-hee.

In particular, the presidents of Kookmin University and Sookmyung Women's University, who appeared as witnesses, were criticized by opposition lawmakers.



Reporter Kang Cheong-wan will tell you this news.



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Opposition lawmakers rushed over Lim Hong-jae of Kookmin University and Jang Yoon-geum, president of Sookmyung Women's University, who stood at the State Auditor's Certificate after a fortnight.



Dr. Kim Kun-hee was selected as a witness in connection with the allegation of plagiarism of her master's thesis, but she avoided her attendance on the pretext of her overseas business trip.



[Ahn Min-seok / Democratic Party Rep.: I don’t know if the president had fun in Mongolia, but the National Assembly has become a mess because of the president.]



[Lim Hong-jae/President of Kookmin University: I’m really sorry.]



The inquiry concluded that Mrs. Kim’s doctoral thesis, etc., did not constitute research denial. It was focused on the process of re-investigation by the Kookmin University.



[Kang Deuk-gu / Democratic Party Member: Can you say this is fair?

It took Kim Gun-hee 392 days (investigation) and Moon Dae-seong 24 days.]



[Lim Hong-jae/President of Kookmin University: Mr. Moon Dae-seong's case did not expire, so I went into the investigation immediately.

Ms. Geon-hee Kim's case had passed the statute of limitations and could not be entered.]



Ms. Kim Sookmyung Women's University, which is delaying the main investigation even after completing the preliminary investigation on her master's thesis, also climbed on the cutting board.



[Kang Min-jung / Democratic Party member: (Preliminary investigation) is supposed to be finished in March of this year, but now, why is the main investigation not being conducted for 7 months?]



[Jang Yun-geum/President of Sookmyung Women's University: I ask for your understanding that I cannot give more details because it is an investigation.]



The two presidents avoided an immediate answer, saying that it was impossible to determine whether Mrs. Kim's thesis was plagiarized.



The ruling party opposed Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, as a 'naero-nam-bul' for a master's thesis at Gachon University, which admitted plagiarism.



[Lee Tae-gyu / People's Strength: Why are you silent on Lee Jae-myung's thesis and so obsessed with Kim Kun-hee's thesis? That's why this is a political offensive.]



Yoo Ki-hong, chairman of the Education Committee, said about Dr. Kim's thesis advisor, etc., who did not attend due to hospitalization .

He said he would review the complaint at the standing committee level.



(Video coverage: Cho Chun-dong and Yang Doo-won, video editing: Kim Jin-won)