Prosecution Appeals Against 3-Year Prison Sentence in First Trial for Hwang Ui-jo's Sister-in-Law

The prosecution appealed the first trial verdict that sentenced Hwang's sister-in-law to three years in prison on charges of exposing and threatening soccer player Hwang Ui-jo's private life.

The prosecution has requested an arrest warrant for the 5th cousin of Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, a key figure in the 'private equity fund suspicion,' and there are expectations that Professor Jung Kyung-shim, Cho's wife, will soon be summoned. The photo was taken on the 16th at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Trial Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Baek Su-jin) announced on the 18th that it had filed an appeal with the Seoul Central District Court, which handled the first trial of Hwang's sister-in-law, Ms. A, citing undue sentencing.

The prosecution stated, "Considering that the victims' sexual intercourse videos were actually widely distributed through SNS and other means, causing irreparable damage, and that the victims refused to accept the deposit and are petitioning for severe punishment against the defendant, the sentence imposed is too light."

Ms. A was arrested and indicted in December last year on charges of sharing photos and sexual videos of Hwang and other women on SNS, claiming to be Hwang's ex-girlfriend, and threatening Hwang. The prosecution demanded a four-year prison sentence for Ms. A at the sentencing hearing.

However, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 31 (Presiding Judge Park Jun-seok) sentenced her to three years in prison, ordered 40 hours of sexual violence treatment program completion, and imposed a three-year employment restriction on institutions related to children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities.