A few hours ago, the founder of YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun Suk, was convicted in an appeals court on multiple allegations of threats. Because of this, the court made the decision to sentence him to six months in prison and one year of probation.
On November 8, the Seoul High Court held an appeal hearing on Hyun Suk’s crimes against the Enhanced Punishment Law, focusing on charges associated with threats of retaliation, leading the court to make the ruling. decision to punish him with the aforementioned sentence. Furthermore, Mr. Kimformer partner of the founder of YG, received a prison sentence of about four months and which could be extended to a year.
Yang Hyun Suk’s charges date back to August 2016, when it was alleged that the agency’s founder tried to prevent an investigation into a former member of the group. IKON of YG Entertainment, who had allegedly bought and used drugs, but the public interest informant Han Seo Hee He was intimidated and threatened into not doing his job.
When discussing the ruling, the court stated that the victim’s accusations were credible, but due to a forced investigation and interview with Yang Hyun Suk, the process was hampered to this day, and that even though the same court added that the Seoul prosecutor’s office could not provide tangible evidence, admitted that the accusation against the founder of Y.G. was sufficient to find him guilty, for causing psychological distress and undue pressure on an individual.
Likewise, it was pointed out that as the largest representative of the company, the misuse of his power and social position caused him to exercise control over the former IKON member and the investigator to delay his investigation, sufficient reasons to declare him guilty.
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