trial Along with the Presidential Security Chief Gwak Young-joo (곽영주), the Commissioner of Seoul Metropolitan Agency Ryu Choong-ryul (류충렬), and Chief of Seoul Security Division Baek Nam-kyu (백남규), Hong Jin-Ki was indicted on charges that he ordered security forces and police to shoot unarmed protesters during the uprising on 19 April 1960. Moreover, the military government indicted Hong Jin-Ki on another charge of commanding his subordinates to rig the 4th presidential election. He was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted to life in prison. In the years after the Revolution Tribunal, he was released from prison on a special amnesty, because it had proved Hong Jin-Ki did not order to shoot. Becoming the media tycoon In 1968, he was appointed to chief executive officer of Joongang Broadcasting Station. He was named Joongang Ilbo's president in 1968 and became chairman in 1980. He played a crucial role in developing Joongang Ilbo as one of the country's three main newspapers from the 1980s until his death in 1984. His eldest son, Hong Suk-yeon, is the current head of the Joongang Ilbo. On 29 August 2005, the Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities issued a list of 3,094 pro-Japanese collaborators including Park Jung-Hee, the former Korean President, Bang Eun-Mo, a former president of Chosun Ilbo, Kim Song Su, a former publisher of Dong-a Ilbo, and Hong Jin-Ki. Family Hong's family got into matrimonial relation with prominent personages in politics and businesses, such as Lee Byung-chul, the founder of Samsung Group and Noh Shin-yeong, the 16th Prime Minister. Wife: Kim Yoon-nam (金允楠, 1924 ~ 2012) First son: Hong Seok-hyun (洪錫炫, 1942 ~ ) – the Chairman of Joongang Ilbo, the 20th Ambassador to the United States First daughter: Hong Ra-hee (洪羅喜, 1944 ~ ) – the current director-general of Leeum Samsung Museum Son-in-law: Lee Kun-hee (李健熙, 1942 ~ 2020) – the current chairman of Samsung Group Second son: Hong Seok-jo (洪錫肇, 1949 ~ ) – BGF Retail's chairman, the 35th Director of the Gwangju High Public Prosecutor's office Third son: Hong Seok-joon (洪錫埈, 1954 ~ ) – the vice president of Samsung SDI Fourth and youngest son: Hong Seok-kyu (洪錫珪, 1957 ~ ) – the current chairman of Bokang Second daughter: Hong Ra-young (洪羅玲, 1959 ~ ) – the executive director of Samsung Foundation Son-in-law: Noh Cheol-soo (盧哲秀, 1954 ~ ) – the current chairman of Amicus Group, son of former Prime