Gyeongju City Triathlon Coach Kim Gyubong Arrested ... Charged with Assaulting Late Athlete Choi Sookhyun

Daegu District Court Issues Arrest Warrant at Detention Hearing... Following Exercise Therapist An Juhyun, Continued Detention

The photo shows Ahn Mo (45), an exercise therapist of the Gyeongju City Triathlon team, who is accused of abuse related to the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun case, arriving at the Daegu District Court on the 13th to attend the warrant hearing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A detention warrant has been issued for Kim Gyu-bong, the director of the Gyeongju City Hall workplace sports team, who is accused of assaulting the late triathlon national athlete Choi Sook-hyun.

The Daegu District Court's warrant review panel (Chief Judge Chae Jeong-seon) issued the warrant on the 21st during the detention hearing (pre-arrest suspect interrogation), citing concerns over evidence tampering and flight risk.

Director Kim is accused of assaulting athletes along with sports therapist Ahn Joo-hyun (detained), known as the "team doctor" of the Gyeongju City Hall triathlon team. He is also accused of collecting about 2 million KRW per person from athletes as airfare fees during overseas training camps.

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency conducted a search and seizure of Director Kim's residence on the 12th, summoned him for questioning on the 16th regarding the allegations, and subsequently applied for the detention warrant.

Meanwhile, the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee will hold a hearing on the 22nd concerning the death of athlete Choi, focusing on harsh treatment of triathlon athletes and human rights violations in the sports sector.

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