Gangnam Abduction and Murder Suspect Hwang's Detention Hearing... "Silent"

Hwang Mo, who is identified as the mastermind behind the Gangnam kidnapping and murder case, remained silent in response to reporters' questions while undergoing a pre-trial detention hearing (warrant review).

A trio arrested on charges of kidnapping, murdering, and disposing of the body of a woman in her 40s in Gangnam, Seoul, is being transferred from Seoul Suseo Police Station to the prosecution on the afternoon of the 9th. From left: Lee Kyung-woo, Hwang Dae-han, Yeon Ji-ho.
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At around 2:50 p.m. on the 10th, Hwang left the Seoul Suseo Police Station wearing a hat pulled down as he headed to the warrant review hearing. The hearing is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. that day, presided over by Judge Lee Min-su of the Seoul Central District Court's warrant division.

Hwang did not answer reporters' questions such as "Do you admit to the charge of instructing robbery and murder?", "Do you acknowledge the allegations of manipulating cryptocurrency prices?", and "Do you have anything to say to the victim's bereaved family?" as he boarded the transport vehicle.

Last September, Hwang, along with her husband Yoo Mo, is suspected of agreeing to the kidnapping and murder of a woman in her 40s, A, as proposed by Lee Kyung-woo, and paying a total of 70 million won, including an advance payment of 20 million won. The Yoo-Hwang couple reportedly met A through an acquaintance in September 2020 and invested about 100 million won in the cryptocurrency 'Purever' coin, but their relationship soured after the coin's price plummeted.

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