‘Question Trading Controversy’ Jo Jeong-sik’s Side: “Confident of Innocent Indictment, Will Take Legal Action for Defamation” [Full Text]

Cho Jeong-sik(42), an English instructor affiliated with Megastudy, has stated his position regarding the controversy over trading items.

According to a report by the truth-finding group Sherlock on the 10th, the Board of Audit and Inspection found that Cho Jeong-sik had paid large sums of money to current teachers and purchased questions for use in the production of private mock exams for third-year high school students.Accordingly, on the 17th of last month, the prosecution sent Cho Jeong-sik to the prosecution office without detention on charges of violating the Prohibition of Solicitation Act and obstruction of business.

The law firm Pyeongan, which represents Cho Jeong-sik, stated, “The recent media report on instructor Cho Jeong-sik contains parts that are different from the truth.This has caused serious damage to the instructor’s reputation and social trust.” They also denied the allegations, saying, “Instructor Cho Jeong-sik and our legal team are confident that all charges currently forwarded to the prosecution have been clearly ‘not guilty,’ and that instructor Cho Jeong-sik never directly paid the 58 million won to the teacher in question.”

They stated their position, “The case is currently undergoing a strict investigation by the investigative authorities, and the facts will be clearly revealed through the results of the future investigation.”

In doing so, they declared that they would take legal action, saying, “We deeply regret that false information is being spread indiscriminately without confirmation, and we will take all possible legal action, civil and criminal, against acts that spread false information or defame.”

Meanwhile, Jo Jeong-sik is currently appearing on Channel A’s entertainment program ‘Please Give Me Grades: Teachers Season 2’.He is scheduled to attend an interview with the production team on the 13th.

Official statement from the legal representative of the adjustable instructor

Hello.We are lawyers Choi Bong-gyun and Jeong Seong-yeop from Pyeongan Law Firm.

As legal representatives of the adjustable instructor, we would like to express our official position on the recently reported matter.

The content of the recent media report on instructor Cho Jeong-sik contains parts that are different from the truth, and this has caused serious damage to the instructor’s reputation and social trust.Instructor Cho Jeong-sik and our legal team are currently confident that all charges sent to the prosecution are clearly ‘not guilty’, and instructor Cho Jeong-sik has never directly paid 58 million won to the teacher in question.

The case is currently undergoing strict investigation by the investigative authorities, and the facts will be clearly revealed through the results of the future investigation.

In addition, we deeply regret that false information is being indiscriminately spread without confirmation, and we clearly state that we will take all possible legal action, civil or criminal, against acts of spreading false information or defamation.

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Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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