South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho returns home after being detained in China on suspicion of accepting bribes
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South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho, who was detained in China for allegedly accepting bribes, has recently returned home, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.
The ministry has been communicating with the Chinese authorities through “various channels” and requested cooperation to “ensure a swift and fair process,” it said without giving details of the release.
Son was detained by public security authorities in China’s northeast Liaoning province last May “on suspicion of taking bribes as a person who is not a functionary of a state organ.”
He has also represented South Korea’s men’s national team and reached the knockout stages of the World Cup in 2022 with the squad.
Son became the first foreign soccer player to be investigated and detained since the CSL started in 2004, according to China’s state-run Global Times.
