[On-site video+] Cho Kuk, "Take the sentence humbly...The Innovation Party is firmly moving forward."

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Representative Cho Kuk, who was sentenced to two years in prison by the Supreme Court on charges of corruption in the entrance examination of his children and covering up the inspection of the Blue House,

The National Assembly announced its position this morning, so please listen to it for yourself.

[Former representative of the Motherland/Motherland Innovation Party]
This is Cho Kuk, the former leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party. I accept today's Supreme Court sentence with a heavy heart. My fellow citizens. Dear fellow party members. All the time I spent with you as a party leader has been a precious gift.

I remember every moment. The slogan that the heat of the day I announced the founding of the party was shouting in the rain, and the stories that I shared with my hands crying and laughing in the square are still clear in my heart. Every single face was a beacon to me. It took me forward. I left for a while without completing the aspirations I promised you. There is something I want to say about the court's judgment of facts and the application of legal principles, but I will leave it alone. I humbly accept this sentence. I will fulfill my responsibilities as a citizen who follows the law and principles.

I'm going to pause for a moment. But this never means a retreat from the Cho Kuk Innovation Party. The Cho Kuk Innovation Party is not a loose party. There has been criticism and ridicule since the foundation, but it is a solid party that has endured all of them.