We told you that the prosecution is investigating a military service corruption case disguised as symptoms of ‘epilepsy’, and the subject of the investigation is expanding to the professional sports world. It has been confirmed that other professional sports players, including current professional volleyball players, have also been investigated.
This is Reporter Lee Tae-kwon.
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It has been confirmed that Jo Jae-seong, a striker of the professional volleyball OK Financial Group team, was involved in corruption in the military service with epilepsy.
Jo, who is 27 years old this year, was judged first grade in his early 20s, and in 2020, the third grade, which is the active target, came out.
However, following being suddenly diagnosed with ‘epilepsy’ in January of last year, in February of this year, he was reduced to a grade 4 supplementary role for social workers.
It is known that through an expert channel on a portal site, Jo met a former military investigator and a broker for military service, Moo Mo, and handed over 10 million won for counseling.
Cho, who was notified of the attendance investigation by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, was reported to have informed the club on the 25th that he was the subject of an investigation.
Cho was identified as a separate person from the existing seven people who had already been investigated by the prosecution for suspicion of corruption in the military service with epilepsy.
It has been confirmed that the prosecution and the Military Manpower Administration’s joint investigation team are investigating allegations of corruption in military service by players in other professional sports besides professional volleyball, to which Jae-Sung Cho belongs.
An official from the prosecution said, “The investigation is ongoing, so we cannot specify the sport, but we are looking at multiple professional sports players, including soccer.”
Another official said that the number reached the 10 line.
All of them complain of epilepsy and are suspected of being exempted from military service or manipulating the judgment grade.
It is noteworthy how much the scope of prosecution will increase in the future, given that the investigation into corruption in the military service is confirming the charges of athletes in various sports from the initial stage.
(Video coverage: Lee Sang-hak, video editing: Choi Eun-jin, CG: Jo Soo-in)