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As a result of our coverage, it has been confirmed that not only professional volleyball players, but also soccer and other professional athletes are on the line of investigation by the prosecution.

The target is about 10 people, and the prosecution suspects that all of them manipulated the military service judgment with a lie called 'epilepsy'.



This is reporter Sohn Ki-jun's exclusive report.



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It has been confirmed that the joint investigation team of the prosecution and the Military Manpower Administration is investigating allegations of corruption in the military service of 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 known that there are cases where they were exempted from military service at once, and there are cases where they were judged as 4th-class supplementary service or 5th-class wartime labor service by manipulating their grades through several routes.



It is said that the prosecution will not seek arrest warrants for some of the players who have already confessed to their charges.



Previously, in 2004, dozens of professional baseball players tried to evade military service by mixing urine with blood and drugs and being diagnosed with 'glomerulonephritis'.



Due to the nature of the sports world, where players often interact and share related information, once a military service irregularity is discovered, several players have been involved.



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: Park Ji-in, CG: Jo Soo-in)