'Arrest of "False Epilepsy Military Service Broker" ... "Risk of Evidence Tampering and Escape"'

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] A broker who arranged for clients seeking to evade military service to receive fake epilepsy diagnoses was arrested on the 9th.

At 10:30 a.m. on the same day, Judge Hong Jinpyo of the Seoul Southern District Court, in charge of warrants, held a pre-arrest detention hearing for the military service broker Kim and issued an arrest warrant, citing "concerns over evidence destruction and flight risk." Kim is a different individual from broker Gu, who was arrested and indicted in December last year. Gu is known to have set up an office related to military service issues in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and helped clients obtain military exemptions using the "fake epilepsy" method.

Kim is suspected of collaborating with Gu to arrange fake epilepsy diagnoses to evade military service. It is reported that Kim even made threatening proposals during this process.

The prosecution had previously requested an arrest warrant for Kim once, but it was dismissed.

Since early December last year, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office and the Military Manpower Administration have formed a "Joint Investigation Team for Military Service Evasion" and are conducting investigations.

The total number of investigation targets reaches about 100 people, and it is known that, in addition to OK Financial Group athlete Jo Jaesung, who recently admitted to evading military service using the "fake epilepsy" method, the list includes professional soccer players, entertainers, children of high-ranking officials, and legal professionals.

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