The South Korea football governing body announced Tuesday forward Hwang Ui-jo will be banned from the national team until the conclusion of an ongoing police investigation into charges that he’d filmed a sexual encounter with a woman without consent.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) reached the decision following a meeting of representatives from its ethics committee and national team technical committee earlier in the day.
Hwang, 31, has been questioned by police as a suspect, after being accused by his ex-girlfriend of filming their encounter with his mobile phone without her consent.
Hwang has denied all charges against him, and played for South Korea in a pair of World Cup qualifying matches earlier this month only days after being summoned by police.
Jurgen Klinsmann, the national team head coach, has also faced heat for standing by Hwang, saying he saw no problem putting the player on the field when he hasn’t been convicted of any crime.
Hwang has also continued to play for his English club, Norwich City, following his international duty this month.
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