Military Manpower Administration: "French National Seok Hyun-jun Unable to Fulfill Military Service"

Seok Hyun-jun [Photo by Kim Hyun-min]

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter]Seok Hyun-jun, a former national soccer team player currently playing in the French professional league, will not be able to fulfill his military service obligations even if he returns to Korea after losing his nationality abroad, according to the Military Manpower Administration.

On the 1st, the Military Manpower Administration stated this in response to an inquiry from Lee Chae-ik, a member of the People Power Party, adding, "If one acquires foreign nationality, they lose their Korean nationality according to Article 15 of the Nationality Act, thus becoming a foreigner and their military service obligation is extinguished."

Rep. Lee criticized, "Claiming that Seok could not fulfill his military service because he could not give up soccer is an insult to the 600,000 active-duty soldiers," and warned, "He will become a second Yoo Seung-jun."

Earlier, Seok's side claimed, "Even if we acquire French citizenship at the club's request, we will take responsibility for military service and legal obligations later in Korea."

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