Yale University Won’t Probe Source of Shin’s False Certificate

The investigation on the doctorate forgery case of Dongguk University assistant professor Shin Jeong-ah, 35, is expected to take longer than expected because Yale University has decided not to investigate how false certificate of the degree was faxed to Dongguk University in September 2005 when Shin gained employment at the university.

Therefore, Shin’s testimony remains the only source of answers. Shin is currently staying in an overseas country now.

Gila Rinsten, a spokesman of Yale University and vice-director of its public information department said in an interview with Dong-a Ilbo last Saturday that, “I have not received any orders from the school’s headquarters for a supplementary investigation into this case.”

“We already revealed that Sihn was not a Yale student through a precise investigation. This is the biggest outcome of our investigation,” said the spokesman, Regarding the false certificate, the spokesman said that, “I think there are many ways to make people believe that it was faxed from Yale University,” adding, “Even if it was faxed from Yale University, it is very true that the document was a forgery that were not issued by Yale University.”

Meanwhile, Dongguk University, which said that, “Yale University informed us that they will investigate the forgery case” in a press conference held on July 11, stated yesterday that, “Even though we don’t know exactly which department is in charge of this investigation, we don’t have a choice but to wait the answer from the university.”

Regarding recent reports on Shin’s secret return to Korea, Lee Sang-il, chief of the headquarters for supporting school affairs, said that, “Even though we have tried to contact Shin since we heard of her return, we haven’t heard from her yet.”

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