At the trial of Prof. Kyung-Shim Chung, a professor at Dongyang University, charged with suspicion of child admission and suspicion of private equity, the husband, former Minister of Justice, Motherland, is summoned as a witness.

The 25th Division of Seoul Central District Court Criminal Agreement (Jung Seop-yeop Kwon Seong-soo, Deputy Judge Kim Seon-hee) adopted Cho as a witness at Professor Jeong's follow-up hearing on the 25th, saying, "The necessity for a newspaper about the country is recognized."

The date of the newspaper's witness was the 3rd of September.

Professor Chung has taken a negative stance on calling former Minister Jo as a witness.

However, the court concluded, "If the necessity to interrogate witnesses is admitted, it is interpreted that they can be summoned for witnesses who have the right to refuse testimony under the Criminal Procedure Act."

However, the judiciary said, "There is a part of the prosecution's scheduled questions that the lawyers will object to, such as the so-called'Gangnam Building' story."

Professor Chung immediately responded that calling on former court minister Cho as a witness has the potential to violate human rights.

The lawyer argued that when the former minister was called, the right to refuse testimony against his relatives would become virtually infamous.

It is argued that the right to refuse testimony is legally guaranteed, but that the political burden, such as being a former Minister of Justice, is inevitably forced.

The lawyer said, "I have no choice but to express my mind that the answer to the court's newspaper is used as evidence of my mate's guilt, or that any situation can act as a guilty testimony." .

In response, the court responded, "If so, is the court's recognition newspaper (the process of verifying identity, etc.) also a sentence to deny the right to refuse a statement?"

After a brief suspension of the trial, the tribunal dismissed the lawyer's appeal.

The court said, "It is a different matter to adopt and summon witnesses and exercise the right to refuse a statement after attending court." "Of course, you can summon to find out the truth, and if a couple is a separate defendant, calling one of them as a witness "There are no court rules or practices that say no."

The court also pointed out that "I know that the state did not say anything about the facts of the prosecution in the prosecution's investigation because they were speaking in court." .

In addition, he added, "It is necessary to reveal in court what the advantage of the defendant or the witness himself is as a witness."

In addition to the former Minister of Justice, the court also adopted Professor Chung's younger brother, Jeongmo, who participated in private equity investment, and Jo's wife, the wife of his 5th uncle's niece, as witnesses.