Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean man dies at Thai police station
A Korean man has died at a police station in Thailand. The scene in the photo is unrelated to the story. gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean man who detained in Thailand for allegedly extorting money from three Japanese tourists there has died, according to
Monday.
The man, 27, identified only by his surname Hwang, reportedly died of heart failure at a police station early this month.
Details of his death and the location of the police station are still unclear.
Hwang was arrested last month on suspicion of detaining three Japanese ― one woman and two men ― in a Bangkok apartment for several weeks.
The three claimed Hwang assaulted them and took their money and passports. One of them “escaped” and reported the situation to the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok.
Hwang denied the allegations, insisting that they held a grudge against him after an argument.
The woman, 24, came to Thailand in September 2018 to meet Hwang, who was already living there after getting acquainted with him on a dating site.