'50s Businessman Murder' International PJ Gang Vice Boss Arrested After 9 Months

Caught Hiding in Asan, Chungnam... Fugitive Important Suspect's Identity Escape Ends

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Jo Gyu-seok (60), the deputy leader of the violent organization Gukje PJ-pa, who is accused of leading the murder of a businessman in his 50s, was arrested by the police after about nine months.

The Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit announced on the 25th that Jo, who was on a comprehensive public wanted list as a high-profile suspect, was arrested on murder charges.

According to the police, Jo was caught while hiding in a one-room apartment in Asan City, Chungnam Province.

Jo is accused of kidnapping and murdering businessman A (56) in Gwangju on May 19 of last year with the help of accomplices.

Jo’s accomplices, Hong (61) and Kim (65), were caught after abandoning A’s body in a public parking lot in Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, and causing a suicide disturbance at a nearby motel.

They were prosecuted for robbery-murder and corpse abandonment, and in December last year at the Uijeongbu District Court, Hong was sentenced to 5 years in prison and Kim to 12 years. They were acquitted of robbery-murder charges but found guilty of injury resulting in death.

Jo’s younger brother (58), who was prosecuted for aiding Jo’s crime (violation of the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts), was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison at the Gwangju District Court.

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