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Choi Kang-wook, the head of the Open Democratic Party, who is accused of issuing a false intern certificate to the son of former Minister Cho Kook, has been sentenced to probation by the first trial court.
Choi immediately appealed for a sentence that could lead to loss of a parliamentary position.
Reporter Jung Yoon-sik on the report.
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Choi Kang-
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, who wrote a confirmation of his internship activity to the son of former Minister Cho Kook, who was then chief of civil affairs in his office in 2017 when he was a lawyer.
The judge concluded that this internship confirmation was false in the first trial of Choi.
For a total of 16 hours of activity twice a week for 9 months, it was an average of 12 minutes at a time, so I thought it was difficult to see it as an internship.
It is said that Mr. Jo stopped at work several times in the evening or on holidays, but it does not match the internship confirmation.
The court sentenced him to eight months in prison and two years probation, saying that issuing a false internship confirmation was "an act that undermines the fairness of the entrance exam."
Choi, who was sentenced to the loss of his parliamentary position, said he would appeal immediately.
[CEO Kang-wook Choi/Open Democratic Party: It makes you think about what kind of perception and status our court has as an institution to check the prosecution's runaway.]
The result of this sentence affects not only Choi's own trial, who was accused of making false internship confirmations, but also the former minister Cho Kook's couple, who are being tried on charges of using their son's false internship certificate for admission. Is expected to give.
Choi has also been accused of spreading false information in relation to the attempted coercion of a reporter for Channel A.