He is our national team midfielder. Joon-ho Son. Ma, who is playing in Chinese professional football, was suddenly detained by the Chinese public security last month and was investigated while in custody, but it seems that he has now switched to an arrest investigation. But what are you talking about?
[Son Jeong-hye]
First of all, if you look at the reports coming out of China, the charges are like this. Bribery of Non-State Workers. In other words, match-fixing and various misconduct have been confirmed through some reports in China, but in fact, there have been some match-fixing incidents in the past in Korea. A large-scale investigation is being announced by the public security in this regard, and a number of people involved are currently under arrest and are under investigation.
In the process, it is news that Son Jun-ho will also be subject to investigation by applying some charges of participating in match-fixing or receiving money, and will be converted to an arrest investigation. However, it is not currently confirmed what specific actions Son Jun-ho performed.
In Korea, if a match-fixing incident occurred in the past, it was punished for obstruction of business or breach of trust. In the case of China, a person who is not in a private or public office is punished for this crime in the case of receiving an improper request and receiving a price, but it is expected that it will be revealed during the investigation whether there is any suspicion by applying this crime.
[Anchor]
The Chinese judicial authorities have not specifically revealed the charges, but the news is flowing through local reports. Since the information is a bit limited, it is also a situation where we have no choice but to estimate and talk about a significant part. In fact, Son Jun-ho is also a member of our national team, participated in the last World Cup finals in Qatar, and is known as Son Heung-min’s training partner. If he was involved in match-fixing charges and bribery charges, would there have been a reason for doing so? How can we estimate?
[Son Jeong-hye]
The motive for the crime must be confirmed during the investigation. The reason why this case initiated a large-scale public security investigation is that match-fixing is prevalent through private SNS conversations of some players, and how much money can be earned through this, these conversations are the starting point for a large-scale investigation. Agents related to Son are also said to be under investigation or arrested.
So, this is not a problem with one player, but in a way, with the intention of clearing up the sports world as a whole, a planning type investigation has entered. It’s difficult, but it seems that the results of this investigation should be seriously revealed. If you are innocent, it may be a situation where you are suspected of friendship or things like this despite false claims about players or no connection. So it sounds like you need some legal help.
According to what is known, it is known that a Chinese lawyer has been appointed in China, and news has been reported that the consulate has also visited the consulate and is continuously requesting official documents or requests to prevent human rights violations. It is called. In any case, there is a problem with language communication, and because the criminal law system in Korea and the Chinese legal system are slightly different, there is a slightly weaker aspect of protecting the human rights of the suspect and the accused than in Korea. So, it seems that Son Jun-ho should be thoroughly investigated so that there is no unfairness, and if there is something unfair, he should explain it well스포츠토토.
[Anchor]
There was news that the local consulate general had an interview while in detention, but it seems that it is not possible to ask questions about suspicion at the moment of the interview, right?
[Junghye Son]
First of all, it seems that it was a bit difficult for Son Jun-ho to have legal consultations with the consulate without a defense strategy with a lawyer or various specific restrictions. So, the Football Association dispatched an in-house lawyer to give legal advice, but the same is true in Korea, but foreign lawyers are prohibited from defending.
It is known that, in the same way that a Korean license is required in Korea to defend in Korea, Korean lawyers cannot go and defend in China, so interviews or such things have not been done. We anticipate that he will consult with a Chinese lawyer enough to review what kind of problem has occurred, what kind of investigation he is under, and what evidence he needs to explain.
[Anchor]
It seems that the judicial authorities are proceeding with the will to deal with the judicial process to some extent. If you are handed over to trial, then what kind of punishment is expected? Under the Chinese legal system, how can we predict what kind of punishment will be imposed in cases like this bribery case?
[Junghye Son]
Amount can be a very important criterion. Currently, it is difficult to predict what kind of money, how much, and how many times has gone. As a past precedent, there are cases where a player who participated in match-fixing in China was sentenced to two years in prison. In addition, fines may be imposed accordingly, but it is not conclusive that money was actually received, but only the possibility. If you participated in match-fixing to some extent and received an average amount of money in some part, imprisonment of 5 years or more seems possible. . If the degree of participation is low, the amount received is low, and the actual tort or match-fixing has not been carried out, there may be a level at which bail can be requested because it can be a sufficient leniency factor.
Since it is not confirmed what kind of action was taken now, I think we should first check it according to the severity of the case. Some claim that because they are Koreans, they ask for extradition to be tried in Korea. However, since it is a case that took place in China, China has jurisdiction and jurisdiction, and since all evidence is in China, Korea requested it. Even if you do, it is currently a bit difficult to get extradited unless you are a confirmed defendant. It seems that we will have to watch the investigation process in the future.
[Anchor]
It is difficult to predict exactly when it will be handed over if it is handed over to trial. However, as you said, it will be two months later or it will be delayed further.