with those of a doctoral thesis by a person surnamed Kim at Myongji University. Not only that but a significant portion of the writing in the introduction, the theoretical background and the arguments in the two theses are so identical that we concluded this goes beyond what is normally permitted by the academic community." Minutes after the school’s announcement, Moon issued a statement to announce his departure from the ruling party. In March 2014, Kookmin University officially canceled his PhD. Moon launched a nullification lawsuit, which his opponents believe is a tactic to keep his seat in the IOC as well as the ruling Saenuri Party. References External links 1976 births Living people South Korean male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners of South Korea Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for South Korea International Olympic Committee members Sportspeople from Incheon Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Olympic medalists in taekwondo Liberty Korea Party politicians Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games People involved in plagiarism controversies Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people Dong-a University alumni