Fatherland to jail "prevent regime maintenance"...It's been 5 years.

Cho Kuk, former leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, imprisoned in Seoul Detention Center
Suspicions of irregularities in entrance examinations have been raised since the appointment of Minister of Justice in 2019
His wife, former professor Jeong Kyung-sim, daughter Jo Min, will be indicted.

[Anchor]
Cho Kuk, the former leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party who was sentenced to two years in prison for corruption in children's entrance exams, was imprisoned in a detention center today (16th).Former representative of

called on the party and its supporters to do their best to prevent the power of the people from maintaining the regime.

This is reporter Lee Moon-seok.

[Reporter]
"We are the motherland, we are the motherland."

Ahead of his imprisonment in Seoul's detention center, former Innovation Party leader Cho Kuk asked him to do his best to change the regime.

[Cho Kuk / Former leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party: We must strive for regime change. The power of the people who are accomplices of rebellion should be prevented from maintaining the government even in two ways.]

After former CEO Cho was appointed as the Minister of Justice in 2019, suspicions of corruption in children's entrance exams arose.

First of all, starting with his wife, former professor Jeong Kyung-sim, his fifth cousin, his brother, and his daughter Jo-min were indicted in large numbers.

In the end, former representative Cho also came down from the minister's post in about a month and was put on trial.

[Cho Kuk / Former Minister of Justice (May 2020): I will refute each and every allegation that the prosecution distorted and exaggerated according to facts and laws.]

Both the first and second trials found him guilty of corruption in entrance exams, illegal acceptance of scholarships for children, and charges of covering up inspections.

And five years after the indictment, the Supreme Court confirmed the court case and sentenced him to two years in prison and a fine of 6 million won.The former representative of

said he did not agree with the court's judgment of facts and the application of the law, but that he would humbly accept the ruling as a citizen who complies with national law.

[Cho Kuk / Former leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party: Cut the sadness with a heart-wrenching knife. Please fill my vacancy. Now you're the motherland.]

The former representative Cho Kuk, who left a lot of controversy in our society, was imprisoned in the Seoul Detention Center and ended like this.

I'm YTN's Lee Munseok.

Reporter for shooting
: Choi Sung-hoon
Video editing: Ahn Hong-hyun