Nam Hyun-hee and Jeon Cheong-jo Clash Over 'Tablet PC Usage' in Confrontation Investigation

Former fencing national team member Nam Hyun-hee (42) and Jeon Cheong-jo (27) are engaged in a dispute over Jeon’s use of his lawyer’s tablet PC during their first confrontation investigation.

Former national fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee is appearing at the Songpa Police Station in Seoul.
[Photo by Kang Jin-hyung]

Nam’s lawyer stated in a message sent to reporters on the 9th, "During the final stages of reviewing the investigation records yesterday, Jeon received the lawyer’s tablet PC and used it for about 15 minutes," adding, "When the issue was raised, he immediately stopped using it and returned it to the lawyer." The lawyer further claimed, "It appears that Jeon contacted someone via email and KakaoTalk. There is a strong possibility that he instructed the concealment of criminal evidence or conspired on how to divert criminal proceeds."

In response, Jeon’s lawyer denied, "Jeon did not use email or KakaoTalk at all. Since the investigation lasted late and there was no separate time for a meeting, the lawyer left questions on a memo application (app), and Jeon wrote answers on it," arguing, "This is essentially no different from communicating with paper and pen."

The police summoned Nam as a suspect on the 8th and investigated him for about 13 hours. The main issue during the first confrontation questioning with Jeon was whether Nam was aware of Jeon’s crime and whether they conspired. The investigation started around 10 a.m. and ended around 8 p.m. that day. However, it took about three more hours for Nam and Jeon to verify whether the contents of the suspect interrogation records accurately reflected their statements.

Regarding Jeon’s side’s claim that "Nam did not voluntarily submit his mobile phone as promised," Nam’s lawyer said, "The review of the records continued late yesterday, and Nam was feeling unwell and needed to go to the hospital quickly, so there was no time to proceed with the procedure," adding, "It was agreed with the police to submit it on the morning of the 10th."

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