[Anchor]
Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, who was indicted on charges of corruption in the entrance examination of his children, has been sentenced to prison.
As the prosecution has notified CEO Cho to appear at the prosecution office by tomorrow for execution of the sentence, there is a possibility that he will be imprisoned as early as tomorrow.
There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kim Taewon!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's the Supreme Court.
[Anchor]
Please deliver the results of CEO Cho's appeal today.
[Reporter]
Yes, the Supreme Court confirmed the original ruling, which sentenced Cho Kuk, who was indicted on charges of corruption in children's entrance exams and covering up the inspection of the Blue House, to two years in prison.
The Supreme Court's ruling took less than a minute.
The court left the court immediately after saying, "We dismiss all appeals."
After the sentence, the Cho Kuk Innovation Party said it deeply regrets the court's decision and said it would run the party without wavering based on the party constitution rules.
Earlier in 2019, CEO Cho was indicted on charges of corruption in the entrance examination of his children and covering up the inspection of the Blue House's special inspection team.The representative of Article
applied for a delay in the sentencing date on the grounds of resolving the civil war, but it was not accepted.
[Anchor]
Please also point out the repercussions and future procedures of this sentence.
[Reporter] As the Supreme Court confirms the sentence handed down to the representative of Article
, representative Cho is imprisoned and loses his parliamentary seat.
In addition, he will not be able to run in the election for five years.
As a result, the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol has become a reality, and even if an early presidential election is held around next year, he will not be able to run.
The prosecution is planning to execute CEO Cho's sentence in accordance with Article 473 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
The Central District Prosecutors' Office said it will summon the Supreme Prosecutors' Office to appear by tomorrow if the Supreme Prosecutors' Office is commissioned to execute the sentence.
You could be imprisoned as early as tomorrow, but according to the guidelines, you can usually postpone your attendance within the limit of three days.
Therefore, there is a possibility that Cho will be given time by next Monday if he requests it.
After that, CEO Cho arrives at the detention center and begins his imprisonment.
So far, in the Supreme Court, I'm Kim Tae-won of YTN.
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