Wife of ROK Justice Minister Nominee Indicted for Fraud, But Doesn’t Matter Cho Kuk Is Still Appointed

The ROK prosecutors tried to put some heat on Cho Kuk by indicting his wife for fraud:

Cho Kuk

The wife of justice minister nominee Cho Kuk was indicted on Friday over allegations that she fabricated a school certificate for her daughter.

The prosecution filed a formal charge against Cho’s wife, a professor surnamed Chung, without summoning her for its probe into a series of corruption allegations involving Cho’s family.

Chung, 57, a Dongyang University professor, was accused of forging a school president’s award certificate in 2012 to help her daughter enter a medical school in 2014.

The move is expected to deal a blow to Cho, who attended a parliamentary confirmation hearing Friday, nearly one month after he was nominated to lead the justice ministry.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but he had already thrown his wife under the bus before to advance his nomination.

It apparently worked because President Moon went ahead and appointed him to ROK Justice Minister as expected:

President Moon Jae-in (R) shakes hands with Justice Minister Cho Kuk before giving him a letter of appointment at Cheong Wa Dae on Sept. 9, 2019. (Yonhap)

President Moon Jae-in appointed Cho Kuk as justice minister Monday, emphasizing the need to continue the government’s reform drive.

He appealed for “public understanding and support” for his decision to appoint Cho despite controversies over alleged ethical lapses and wrongdoing by his family. Cho’s wife has even been indicted on charges of forging a university president’s citation for her daughter.

Moon said he’s aware of the fierce debate over whether Cho is suitable for the post.

“But I thought what’s more important is to maintain the principle and consistency,” Moon said in a televised statement issued after giving Cho a letter of appointment at Cheong Wa Dae.

It would be a “bad precedent” to not appoint Cho solely on the basis of suspicions of illicit acts that have not been confirmed, Moon said.

Yonhap

Over the coming weeks expect to hear the term “reform” quite a bit because President Moon wanted Cho Kuk as the Justice Minister to take power away from prosecutors for corruption investigations. President Moon wants to move indictment powers from prosecutors to a special unit. If this special unit is staffed with political allies like Cho, this would allow the Blue House to control who gets indicted.

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Doug
Doug
5 years ago

Chairman Moon regardless will get his way. Staring to look like Park Chung Hee.

setnaffa
setnaffa
5 years ago

Cho looks like he’s wearing a bad toupee…

Kravata
Kravata
5 years ago
Doug
Doug
Reply to  Kravata
5 years ago

Chairman Moon leader of the corrupt and weak minded housewives, wins again.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
5 years ago

Kravata for the idiotic argument of the day. If I hate Cho it is because I hate socialism/communism in all its forms. Be it Maoism, Leninism, Trotskyism, Khmerist, Kimism…every socialist/communist thinks their brand is better and more “pure”. It is like arguing over which pigs’ sh*t stinks less, a Berkshire, Gloucestershire Old Spots, or Black Iberian pig…..

ChickenHead
ChickenHead
5 years ago

Come on, Flyingsword…

We all know REAL communism just hasn’t been tried.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
5 years ago

😆

don
don
5 years ago

The Korean media sure found a useful diversionary tactic with that wannbe rapper and his drunk driving stop. I’ve been seeing his face every five minutes or so on the news, but I have yet to see a photo of Cho’s wife or daughter. Just like here in the US, the media are just cheerleaders for the leftists. I guess now Moon has ensured that he won’t get thrown in jail like President Park.

Doug
Doug
Reply to  don
5 years ago

The Great leader Chairman Moon wins again but this despicable leftist day is coming. And comrade Cho showed what he is made of.

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