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Cho Kuk heads to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction on Dec. 16, 2024. [YONHAP]

Former liberal party chief Cho Kuk spends 60th birthday alone in prison

Former Rebuilding Korea Party Leader Cho Kuk spent his 60th birthday alone in prison on Sunday after correctional authorities rejected a request from party officials for a special in-person visit.

2025.4.6

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk attends a hearing at the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on Dec. 18, 2023. [YONHAP]

Former justice minister wins damages for illegal snooping

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Wednesday won 10 million won ($7,570) in damages in a civil lawsuit he brought against the state for illegal surveillance conducted against him under two previous conservative administrations.

2024.1.10

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Chung Kyung-sim walks into the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong, Seoul, to attend her trial on Dec. 23 2020. [YONHAP]

Wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk granted early release from prison

Chung Kyung-sim, the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, will be released early from prison, where she has been incarcerated since December 2020 after being convicted of involvement in admission fraud.

2023.9.20

Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, left, posted a photo on Facebook of himself dining with former President Moon Jae-in in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang on Saturday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

SNU sacks former justice minister after conviction

Seoul National University (SNU) stripped former Justice Minister Cho Kuk of his professorship on Tuesday, four months after he was convicted of business obstruction, bribery and abuse of power tied to his children's academic admissions.

2023.6.13

PNU cancels Cho Kuk's daughter's admission

Pusan National University (PNU) announced Wednesday that it rescinded the admission of the daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk because her academic credentials were faked.

2022.4.6

Repent and apologize (KOR)

On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s sentence of four years in jail for Chung Kyung-sim — a former Dongyang University professor and the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk — for fraudulent activity involving...

2022.1.28

Repent and apologize

2022.1.27

Apologize and ask forgiveness

Chung Kyung-sim, the beleaguered wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, lost her appeal in a case of committing favoritism and other illicit means for the education of her children. The appellate court upheld the lower court’s...

2021.8.12

In this file photo, Chung Kyung-sim, wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, enters the Seoul Central District Court to attend her sentencing on Dec. 23, 2020. [WOO SANG-JO]

Cho Kuk's wife loses appeal and gets 4 years but reduced fine

Chung Kyung-sim, wife of scandal-plagued former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, lost her appeal and was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for carrying out a series of academic frauds to help their daughter get into college and graduate...

2021.8.11

,Cho Beom-dong, first cousin of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk. [YONHAP]

Supreme Court finds Cho Kuk's cousin guilty

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a cousin of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk for embezzlement.

2021.6.30