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Shin Jung-hwan to be on Interpol's wanted list

By Park Si-soo

South Korean police have asked Interpol to help arrest Shin Jung-hwan, a singer-turned-TV personality suspected of gambling illegally at casinos in the Philippines.

The 35-year-old has remained overseas since late August despite repeated calls from the police for him to return to Korea for questioning. He is believed to be somewhere in Nepal, according to his aides.

Sin has denied the gambling allegations against him.

"We cannot wait until Sin's voluntary return", said a spokesman for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. "We will soon cooperate with Interpol to bring him back".

The spokesman said the latest conversation on the phone between the police and Sin was in mid-September, in which he said he was staying in Nepal. Currently, nobody is in contact with him.

"Neither his family members nor his manager knows anything about his whereabouts", said the spokesman.

This is not the first time that Sin has been embroiled in gambling-related troubles. In 2005, he was slapped 7 million won in fines for gambling at a foreigner-only casino here.


신정환 국제경찰 수배 명단에 올라

경찰은 국제 경찰(인터폴)에 필리핀 카지노에서 불법 도박을 한 혐의를 받고 있는 가수 겸 TV 쇼 진행자인 신정환을 체포하는데 도와달라고 요청했다.

신(35)씨는 수 차례에 걸쳐 입국해 조사를 받으라는 경찰의 요구에도 불구하고 지난 8월 말 이후 해외에 머물고 있다. 측근에 따르면 네팔에 머물고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.

신씨는 도박혐의를 부인했다.

서울 경찰청 당국자는 "신씨가 자진해서 들어 올 때까지 기다릴 수 없다"며 "돌아오게 끔 곧 인터폴의 협조를 구할 것"이라고 말했다.

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