Hwang Ui-jo of the national team is indicted without detention on charges of illegal filming...Possibility of disciplinary action against the National University 'Expiration'

Jul 11, 2024

Hwang Ui-jo, a former national striker who was accused of illegal filming, was indicted without detention. If Hwang Ui-jo is convicted at trial, he can even be expelled, the highest disciplinary action for the national team. Currently, Hwang Ui-jo has been temporarily excluded from the national team.

Hwang Ui-jo, a former South Korean national striker, has been indicted without detention by prosecutors.

According to Yonhap News, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Women and Children Crime Investigation Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Kim Ji-hye) announced on the 11th that it had indicted Hwang Ui-jo without detention on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (filming using cameras).

The controversy over Hwang Ui-jo began in June last year. At the time, a woman named A, along with a video related to Hwang Ui-jo's private life, is a woman who met with the former Hwang Ui-jo. He gaslighted countless women in a way that avoided establishing a relationship because he had to go to bed and go abroad again if he acted like he was in a relationship with his partner. Celebrities, influencer, and ordinary people are meeting with multiple people at the same time, and I don't know how many victims will be there" and began to expose.

The revelations related to Hwang Ui-jo continued, but as the controversy grew, the post of the revelation was deleted. At that time, Hwang Ui-jo denied all the revelations. Hwang Ui-jo Management Company 'UJ Sports' will strongly respond to the spread and spread of the privacy of illegally acquired players, revealing that none of the contents uploaded through SNS are true. We highly condemn the damage caused to the player by unconfirmed false information and privacy leaks, and we will also take strong action against the spread of indiscriminate rumors and declare that we will take legal action.

사진=UJ 스포츠

Hwang Ui-jo also said in a handwritten statement "Hwang Ui-jo's handwritten statement on June 29th that "I have not done anything illegal like many people are concerned about my personal life. Including this, the content of the first article is also unfounded. The person who posted is a criminal and total stranger who defamed me with false information and threatened me with the opportunity of possessing privacy footage through illegal channels"He claimed that he was the victim.

Immediately, Hwang Ui-jo submitted a complaint to the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul through his legal representative on charges of violating the Information and Communication Network Act (defamation of false information) and threatening A, who distributed personal information. Since then, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's cybercrime investigation team has launched an investigation.

Photo =Hwang's handwritten statement

Surprisingly, during the police investigation, Hwang Ui-jo was converted to a suspect after illegal filming of the video without the consent of the other party was detected. It was in November last year that Hwang Ui-jo was converted to a suspect. Hwang Ui-jo was controversial because he attended the police as a suspect after the A-match was held in Korea and played in the national team uniform again after being investigated.

Daehwan, a law firm that served as Hwang Ui-jo's legal representative at the time, said in a statement, "(The video) was agreed upon between the two lovers at the time. "Hwang Ui-jo does not currently possess the video and has not leaked it at all."Hwang Ui-jo countered that he had never illegally filmed sex videos.

Lee Eun-eun, a lawyer who received legal representation from the victim of Hwang Ui-jo's illegal filming, also said in a statement, "This was different from the fact." The victim initially did not agree to this if Hwang Ui-jo was filming. If he knew about these things, he stepped on his doctor and asked him to erase them immediately after filming. While being investigated for this incident, there were cases in which he did not know whether there was a filming or not. He refuted Hwang Ui-jo's claim again.

As the controversy over Hwang Ui-jo's participation in the national team became serious, the Korea Football Association (KFA) decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo after discussions. At the time, the KFA said it had decided not to select Hwang Ui-jo for the national team until a clear conclusion on the facts was reached.

Photo =Courtesy of the Korea Football Association

Chairman of the Ethics Committee Lee Yoon-nam, who presided over the meeting, explained, `Although the dispute over the facts of the crime is still ongoing and the association cannot predict and conclude on the matter under investigation, the national team should self-manage as a player representing the country with a high degree of morality and responsibility, and should not do anything that could damage the reputation of the national team.'

Considering the fact that the player is being investigated as a suspect in the case under investigation, the difficulty of normal national team activities, and the high expectations of soccer fans looking at the national team, it was deemed inappropriate to select Hwang Ui-jo as a national team member", he explained.

Hwang Ui-jo later played for Norwich City before returning to Nottingham Forest when his loan deal was terminated. Hwang Ui-jo, who also had no seat in Nottingham, left for the second loan to Turkiye Alanyaspor. The lease was not successful. For now, Hwang Ui-jo is signed with Nottingham until the 2024-2025 season.

The prosecution, which was conducting an investigation into Hwang Ui-jo, indicted Hwang Ui-jo without detention today. Hwang Ui-jo's life as a national team member became more difficult as he was charged with violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. When the KFA announced that it would not temporarily select Hwang Ui-jo, a KFA official stressed that "he should be prosecuted by the investigative agency"

As soon as Hwang Ui-jo is convicted at the trial, his national team career should be over. According to Article 14 of the operating regulations of the KFA Fair Commission, violence, sexual violence, and severe damage to the dignity of an athlete can be disciplined. A person who commits a crime such as sexual violence may be given a strong disciplinary action of 'Exemption'.

Even if there is no expulsion, Hwang Ui-jo will not be able to return to the national team if he is found guilty. According to Article 17 (4), which stipulates the reasons for disqualification under the national soccer team operation regulations, it is impossible to select a national team member unless five years have passed since he was sentenced to imprisonment or higher, or two years have passed since the end of the probation period after being sentenced to imprisonment or higher.

If the disciplinary period is over after the final ruling, Hwang Ui-jo is likely to have quit his football career. Hwang Ui-jo, who was born in 1992, has already entered his 30s. The only way Hwang Ui-jo can restore his honor is to be innocent. It is the fall of Hwang Ui-jo, who was the main striker as the 92nd line representing the national team.

rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com