Sponsorship Whistleblower Side "Stop Media Play"... "Transfer to Police Station, Legitimate Request Based on Address"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jung] The accused party who exposed the sexual assault allegations against professional soccer player Ki Sung-yueng (32) of FC Seoul has once again refuted Ki Sung-yueng’s side’s claim that the investigation is being deliberately delayed.

On the 27th, Park Ji-hoon, the lawyer representing the accuser (Law Firm Hyun), stated, "Ki Sung-yueng’s legal representatives are cunningly exploiting the fact that the general public, who are non-legal professionals, are unfamiliar with the procedures of the complaint case, framing the victims as 'not cooperating with the investigation' and continuing a disgraceful public opinion campaign," and urged, "Please stop the media play and deceiving the public."

Earlier, Song Sang-yeop, the lawyer for Ki Sung-yueng’s side (Law Firm Seopyeong), claimed, "The suspect’s side, who said they wanted the truth to be revealed as soon as possible, actually acted to delay the investigation." This referred to the accused party’s request on the 12th to transfer the case under investigation at the Seoul Seocho Police Station to the Yangju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province.

However, the accused party explained that this was "because their workplace-related residence is in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province." They added, "There is no evidence anywhere of investigation delays or non-cooperation. After the complainant’s investigation, for about three weeks, we did not even know who the responsible investigator was, and after requesting information disclosure, the review of the complaint was delayed. Even the initially disclosed complaint was mostly missing, so it took a considerable amount of time to receive a proper copy of the complaint."

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