The police have re-summoned former national fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee (42), who is suspected of being an accomplice in Jeon Cheong-jo's (27) fraud case, and plan to conduct a confrontation investigation between the two if necessary.


I am Nam Hyun-hee, a national fencing athlete. <br>[Photo by Yonhap News]

I am Nam Hyun-hee, a national fencing athlete.
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On the 7th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that Nam will be summoned again at 10 a.m. on the 8th. A police official explained, "We intend to conduct the confrontation investigation if possible."


The police have imposed a travel ban on Nam. Jeon appeared at the police station as a suspect the previous afternoon and was questioned for nearly 10 hours. Nam did not respond to reporters' questions such as "How did you explain the charges?" and "Do you still maintain your position as a victim?" It is known that during the police investigation, Nam denied being an accomplice in the fraud and stated that she was completely unaware of Jeon's fraudulent activities.



Nam's lawyer stated, "Although 15 people who filed complaints against Jeon for fraud did not accuse Nam, a professional couple who recently suffered fraud exceeding 1.1 billion won is the only party to accuse her as an accomplice. We fully understand the victim's feelings, who believed that recovering damages would be impossible if they only dealt with Jeon, who presumably hid the criminal proceeds, but Nam was completely unaware of the fraudulent acts and was rather exploited by Jeon. She cannot be said to have done something she did not do."


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