Ex-unification minister convicted for destroying inter-Korean summit records



News Ex-unification minister convicted for destroying inter-Korean summit records Cho Myong-gyon receives suspended jail term for actions in 2007 as security official in Roh Moo-hyun administration Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Cho Myong-gyon as unification minister in 2018 under the Moon administration \| Image: ROK Joint Photo Pool South Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced former unification minister Cho Myong-gyon to prison time on Thursday, following his conviction for destroying records from the 2007 inter-Korean summit while serving as a national security official in the presidential office at the time. Cho received a sentence of one year in prison, suspended for two years, for his actions while serving in the Roh Moo-hyun administration. Baek Jong-chun, another national security aide under Roh, received the same sentence on Thursday as part of the same case. South Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced former unification minister Cho Myong-gyon to prison time on Thursday, following his conviction for destroying records from the 2007 inter-Korean summit while serving as a national security official in the presidential office at the time. Cho received a sentence of one year in prison, suspended for two years, for his actions while serving in the Roh Moo-hyun administration. Baek Jong-chun, another national security aide under Roh, received the same sentence on Thursday as part of the same case. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Ex-unification minister convicted for destroying inter-Korean summit records

Cho Myong-gyon receives suspended jail term for actions in 2007 as security official in Roh Moo-hyun administration

Jeongmin Kim July 28, 2022

Ex-unification minister convicted for destroying inter-Korean summit records

Cho Myong-gyon as unification minister in 2018 under the Moon administration | Image: ROK Joint Photo Pool

South Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced former unification minister Cho Myong-gyon to prison time on Thursday, following his conviction for destroying records from the 2007 inter-Korean summit while serving as a national security official in the presidential office at the time.

Cho received a sentence of one year in prison, suspended for two years, for his actions while serving in the Roh Moo-hyun administration. Baek Jong-chun, another national security aide under Roh, received the same sentence on Thursday as part of the same case.

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