Two people were arrested for charges of blackmail from their son Heung-Min, one of the most famous sports figures in South Korea, with paternity claims, police said on Sunday.
A South Korean woman of about 20 years was imprisoned on Saturday night after the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for her trial about a blackmail position. She was accused of sending an ultrasound image in June last year and telling her that she was pregnant with her son. She was also accused of recovery of $ 214000 for her silence.
Mr. Son, 32, is the captain of the British football team Tottenham Hotspur and is widely considered one of the best Asian soccer players of all time. It is very popular in their country of origin, where the media and fans follow their performances in the Premier League of England.
Also imprisoned on Saturday there was a South Korean man of about 40 years, who was accused or approaching Mr. They are in March with a threat of exposing the scandal if Mr. They are not paid $ 50,000.
The court issued a judgment judgment for the couple on Saturday, calling them flight risks.
Thors’s day, the Mr. Agency is issued a statement saying that he had asked the South Korean police to investigate the couple for charges of blackmailing Mr. They are with “false statements.”
“We would like to tell you that his son Heung-Min is clearly a victim of this incident,” he said. But he also added that “he apologizes once again to worry everyone who supports his son Heung-min with a scandalous problem.”
When the woman, identified only by her sign, Yang, was taken to a court for an audience on Saturday, did not answer questions from journalists, including if Mr. They were impregnated. The man, also identified only by his last name, Yong, also did not answer the questions.
But Mrs. Yang then told reporters that she was not accomplice in the alleged attempt of Mr. Yong to extort the money to Mr. Son. Mr. Yong did not comment.
Police have said that the two suspects familiarized each other, without giving more details.
It is not known if Mrs. Yang was pregnant last year.
Mr. Son is also captain of the National South Korea team. He has the record of most goals scored by a Korean player in a season in a European League. He was also the first Asian player to win the Golden Boot of the Premier League.
Mr. soon returned to play in the Premier League last week after a dismissal of months with a foot problem, and it is likely to play the Europa League final against Manchester United on Wednesday.
