Science is
reporting that disgraced South Korean scientist (see
here,
here, and
here) Hwang Woosuk has failed to have his conviction overturn but he will stay out of jail:
Disgraced South Korean scientist Woo Suk Hwang had his conviction upheld yesterday by an appeals court in South Korea, which knocked 6 months off Hwang’s suspended sentence.
The court’s action means Hwang won’t have to serve time in jail if he stays out of trouble for 2 years. He was convicted last year of fraud and embezzlement and received a 2-year sentence, suspended for 3 years. Government prosecutors had asked for a 4-year sentence.
Both Hwang and the prosecution appealed last year’s conviction, and each has 1 week to appeal the latest ruling.
Given the ramping up of tensions on the Korean Peninsula recently, this news can mean only one thing: Clone army.
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