"Epocalypse"... Fatherland's Fate Day...Supreme Court Sentence Today

[Anchor]
The Supreme Court's sentence of Cho Kuk, the leader of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, who was sentenced to prison by an appeals court on charges of corruption in children's entrance exams, was announced today.The representative of Article

has applied for a delay due to the emergency martial law situation, but it is highly likely to proceed today as scheduled.

There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kim Chulhee!

First of all, when exactly will CEO Cho's appeal be declared today?

[Reporter]
It will be held in court number 2 from 11:45 a.m. today.

Earlier, CEO Cho applied for a postponement of the sentence on the grounds of resolving the martial law crisis.

As the computer shows that the Supreme Court has not made any decision in this regard, the sentence is expected to proceed as it is.The representative of

is suspected of being involved in corruption in the entrance examination of his children, such as forging his daughter Jo Min's internship confirmation.

He is also accused of stopping the inspection of the special inspection team on Yoo Jae-soo, the former deputy mayor for economic affairs in Busan, when he was the senior presidential secretary for civil affairs at the Blue House.

In February, the appeals court convicted most of the charges and sentenced them to two years in prison and a fine of 6 million won.

[Anchor]
We have an important sentence ahead of us, so how is the atmosphere on the ground?

[Reporter]
Ahead of the final sentence of representative Cho Kuk, the Supreme Court has also stepped up security at the building in case of an emergency.

Visitors entering the Supreme Court can enter only when their identification is confirmed after revealing the purpose of the visit.

In addition, the audience and reporters related to representative Cho Kuk can enter the court only after the previous sentence is completed, and all of them must come out after the sentence is over.The representative of Article

will not visit the Supreme Court today, but will wait for the results somewhere before announcing his position at the National Assembly in the afternoon.

[Anchor]
I think the wavelength will be large depending on whether the original trial is confirmed or destroyed.

[Reporter]
If Cho's prison sentence is confirmed today by the Supreme Court, he will be imprisoned and lost his parliamentary seat.

As the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol becomes a reality, the possibility of an early presidential election around next year is also mentioned, but if this happens, CEO Cho will not be able to run here either.

On the other hand, if the Supreme Court overturns the ruling, it will face a second trial again in the Seoul High Court.

As the process of re-appeals can go through the process of re-appeals in defiance of the revocation and remand, an early presidential election could open the way for the candidacy.

So far, in the Supreme Court, I'm Kim Chul-hee of YTN.

Filmmaker: Jeong Jin-hyun