On May 3, Yonhap News Agency reported that Ji Chengyong, a former South Korean international who now plays for Seoul FC, was investigated for allegedly violating the Farmland Law, and he was summoned by the police as a suspect.
According to Yonhap News Agency, south Korea's Gwangju Police Department Real Estate Speculation Special Investigation Team (anti-corruption economic crime investigation team) said on the 3rd that from 2 p.m. the day before, Qi Chengyong came to the case for 3 hours of interrogation. Qi Chengyong and his father, Qi Guangyu, the former chairman of Gwangju Football Club, were arrested and filed on suspicion of violating the Farmland Law and the Law on Land Planning and Utilization. Between 2015 and 2016, the Qi father and son spent billions of won to buy more than 10 plots of land, including paddy fields and dryland, in Jinhudong, West District, Gwangju City, where they allegedly made and submitted false agricultural business plans, rented part of the land as a garage, and included part of the purchased land in the construction plan of the private park, thus earning a large difference.
On the 29th of last month, Qi Guangyu found the police to investigate, and now Qi Chengyong has been summoned again. In this regard, Ji Chengyong said, "The reason why I sent money to my father was because he said that it was necessary to build a football center. He is a lot of speculation, I don't know anything. Qi Guangyu said, "Everything is caused by my negligence and ignorance, and obviously it is all my fault." In response to the statement of the Qi father and son, the police said, "According to them, we will conduct further investigation and decide whether they apply these allegations." ”
It is worth mentioning that in February this year, after the South Korean sports scene was exposed to a series of bullying scandals, Ji Chengyong was also involved in the scandal of "sexual violence". At that time, Ji Chengyong responded to the scandal through his personal social account, "I have always loved football, those things have not happened, and at first I did not pay much attention to it." But I realized that the incident could threaten my football life and even my family. We will fight back hard and not lag. However, Ji Chengyong's categorical denial still did not end the incident, and after he expressed his position, the other party also issued a more forceful response, "In principle, we do not provide evidence to anyone other than Yu Chengyong himself and his club." But if the unethical behavior of The Honesty continues, the evidence will inevitably be disclosed! Previously, according to South Korea's SBS, Ji Chengyong had called the victim 67 times.
At present, the "sexual violence" scandal of Ji Chengyong has not yet been confirmed, but it is true that he and his father have been investigated for violating the Farmland Law. In any case, the image of Ji Chengyong has been greatly affected by successive scandals, and his subsequent performance in the league has also attracted special attention after scoring 3 goals in 10 appearances this season.