Two-year jail sentence for former South Korean minister

By Hyonhee Shin and Minwoo Park
Updated February 3 2023 - 8:13pm, first published 8:09pm
Cho Kuk was found guilty of creating fake credentials to enrol his children in prestigious schools. (AP PHOTO)
Cho Kuk was found guilty of creating fake credentials to enrol his children in prestigious schools. (AP PHOTO)

Disgraced former South Korean politician Cho Kuk has been sentenced to two years in prison for forging documents to facilitate his children's school admissions in a scandal that has deepened political divides and frustrated many young voters.

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