'Hwang Ui-jo Accused of Illegal Filming, Files Repeated Request to Avoid Investigator'

Hwang Ui-jo Claims "Investigation Information Leak"

Photo of Hwang Ui-jo during the soccer national team friendly match between South Korea and Peru held in Busan in June last year.
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The soccer player Hwang Ui-jo (32, Alanyaspor), who is accused of illegal filming and secondary victimization, claimed on the 7th that "investigation information was leaked" and resubmitted a request to disqualify the investigator to the police.

Hwang's side reportedly stated in the application submitted to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Office of Audit and Human Rights that a broker approached Hwang demanding money in exchange for suppressing the investigation and informed him of the location and time of the search and seizure. They claimed that investigation information was relayed in real time, such as "the police will depart shortly and arrive in an hour."

Hwang's side plans to file a complaint with the prosecution against the investigation team for leaking official secrets.

Earlier, on the 17th of last month, Hwang's side also submitted a request to disqualify the investigator to the police, protesting the travel ban imposed by the police and claiming that "excessive investigation prevented participation in matches," but it was dismissed.

Hwang filed a complaint with the police against a netizen who claimed to be his ex-girlfriend and shared photos and videos of Hwang and women on Instagram, accusing them of threats and other charges in June last year.

However, during the investigation, the police detected signs of Hwang's illegal filming and changed his status to that of a suspect.

In a statement released in November last year, Hwang and his law firm's lawyer Kim mentioned, "The other woman is a public figure engaged in broadcasting activities and is even married," and he is also accused of revealing personal information that could identify the victim (violation of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act).

The person who posted the videos and threatened Hwang was identified as Hwang's sister-in-law and was arrested and indicted in December last year and is currently on trial.

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