'Two Accomplices of Jo Joo-bin in "Son Seok-hee and Yoon Jang-hyun Threat Fraud" Face Detention Hearing Today'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The detention decision for two men in their 20s involved in a fraud scheme orchestrated by Cho Ju-bin (24, in custody), the operator of the Telegram 'Baksa Bang' distributing sexually exploitative materials, targeting JTBC President Sohn Seok-hee and former Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun, will be made on the 6th.

At 10:30 a.m. on the same day, Judge Kim Tae-gyun, in charge of warrants at the Seoul Central District Court, will hold a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) for Kim (29) and Lee (24), who are accused of fraud and other charges.

The decision on their detention is expected to be made late in the afternoon.

Kim and others are suspected of meeting with President Sohn and former Mayor Yoon under Cho's instructions, extorting tens of millions of won, and delivering the money to Cho.

They are also accused of acting as 'exchangers' for cryptocurrency paid as entrance fees by members entering Baksa Bang, and posting advertisement posts to lure victims when Cho carried out drug sales scams on social networking services (SNS).

Earlier, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Special Investigation Unit on Digital Sex Crimes applied three charges against Kim and others on the 1st, including fraud, concealment of criminal proceeds, and violation of the Narcotics Control Act, and requested pre-arrest warrants.

It is known that Kim and others admitted partial involvement in these crimes during police investigations. The police judged that detention was necessary based on recognized involvement and thus applied for the warrants.

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