On May 16, Beijing time, at a press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin confirmed that the arrest of Sun Junhao, who had previously been widely spread, was true: a South Korean citizen was recently criminally detained by relevant departments in Liaoning on suspicion of bribery of non-state workers.
After the South Korean side determined that Sun Junhao was taken away by the relevant departments in Liaoning, the Korean media also began to pay intensive attention to Sun Junhao's situation. As for why Son Joon-ho was taken away, there are currently different opinions, among which the one that the South Korean media believes the most is to bribe non-public officials.
But people close to Sun Junhao said that Sun Junhao was an honest man, and he had no reason to bribe Hao Wei and the senior management of the Taishan Club. In addition, South Korean media denied that Son Joon-ho was arrested and participated in a manipulation competition organized by Hao Wei.
Sun Junhao's accident was first reported around the 13th, and late on the night of the 14th, a media person familiar with Chinese football revealed it to the public. On the 15th, the South Korean media also paid attention to this matter, and the relevant South Korean parties confirmed that Sun Junhao had been taken away by the relevant departments in Liaoning.
At the press conference of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on the 15th, South Korean reporters asked questions about this matter, but Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that he was not clear about the matter.
From the night of the 15th to the day of the 16th, the South Korean media reported on this, and at the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 16th, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin officially confirmed that a South Korean citizen was recently criminally detained by relevant departments in Liaoning on suspicion of bribery of non-state workers.