The Supreme Court of South Korea on Thursday ( Dec. 12 ) upheld a two-year jail term for prominent opposition leader Cho Kuk for falsifying academic records to get his children’s admission to prestigious universities.
Following his brief but valiant enactment of military law next year, which plunged political South Korea into social chaos, Cho has been at the forefront of efforts to oust Yoon Suk Yeol.
” The Supreme Court finds the claims of restriction of organization, and public and private report forgery… against the defendant to get valid”, the country’s highest court said in a statement, upholding a lower court’s decision.
Cho was once seen as a rising social celebrity and a potential candidate to succeed his supervisor. He was formerly a prominent academic and advisor to former president Moon Jae-in.
He was chosen to serve as the minister of justice in 2019’s prominent election.
However, he was soon exposed as a source of controversy over the training of his children, and accused of falsifying school records to benefit them in college and graduate school.