Arrest Warrant for Ahn Haeuk, Who Repeatedly Raised 'Julie Allegations'... "Risk of Recidivism"

An arrest warrant has been requested for Ahn Hae-uk, the former president of the Korea Elementary School Taekwondo Association, who repeatedly raised the so-called 'Julie allegations' against First Lady Kim Keon-hee, wife of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Former President Ahn Hae-wook of the Korea Elementary School Taekwondo Association who raised the 'Julie suspicion' [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to the police on the 30th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office recently requested an arrest warrant for Ahn on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.

Earlier, on the 18th, the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency had applied to the prosecution for an arrest warrant, stating that "the matter is serious and there is a risk of reoffending."

The police judged that the risk of reoffending was high because Ahn repeated similar statements eight times over about two months even after being investigated in October last year following a complaint related to his remarks, and thus requested the arrest warrant.

Ahn's pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant hearing) will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the 1st of next month at the Seoul Central District Court, presided over by Judge Lee Min-su, who is in charge of warrants.

Ahn was reported last August on charges of making statements such as "I saw Mrs. Kim working at a nightlife establishment" on radio and YouTube since January 2022.

In June last year, he was also reported for remarks claiming "I became Julie's partner and received hospitality," and although the police requested an arrest warrant, it was dismissed at the prosecution stage.

At that time, the prosecution rejected the warrant, judging that Ahn was attending the ongoing trial faithfully and there was little concern about evidence tampering.

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