Kiwoom and Hanwha players, who caused a scandal by having a drinking party with an outside woman at the
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dormitory, were also investigated by the police following the NC players. Gangnam-gu Office, in charge of the epidemiological investigation, commissioned an investigation into five former and current Hanwha players and Kiwoom on charges of 'false statements'.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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On the morning of the 5th, the Gangnam-gu Office found that 7 people, including 2 Hanwha and Kiwoom players, 1 retired player, and 2 outside women, gathered in one room for about 6 minutes through CCTV in the hallway of a hotel in Seoul used as an expedition accommodation. Has confirmed.
Even with the exception of the two national representatives, it violates the order to ban gatherings of more than five people.
However, the quarantine authorities said they denied the 'seven-person gathering' in the epidemiological investigation.
Gangnam-gu Office saw that there was a suspicion of intentionally obstructing the epidemiological investigation with false statements,
and requested the police to investigate
all those who attended the meeting
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[Lee Ki-ho / Director of Policy and Public Relations Office, Gangnam-gu Office, Seoul: As a result of checking with CCTV, there was actually (there were 7 people gathered). (In the epidemiological investigation), it is believed that they deliberately omitted the line.]
Previously, the Gangnam-gu Office requested the police to investigate three NC players who were the cause of the league suspension due to 'group infection' on charges of false statements. .
The KBO canceled the All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be held on the 24th, as public opinion is boiling over for the 'defense deviance scandal', and today (20th), 4 more confirmed cases from KT and 1 from NC.
(Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)