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Yang Hyun-seok, whose conviction was overturned from not guilty, goes to the end... 2nd trial appeal against Daebeop
According to the court on the 15th, Yang Hyun-seok, who was indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (threats of retaliation, etc.), filed a complaint with the appellate court, Criminal Division 6-3 of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judges Lee Ui-young, Won Jong-chan, and Park Won-cheol) through his legal representative. filed an appeal. Former general manager Yang Hyun-seok, who was found not guilty in the first trial, appealed his conviction in the second trial and went all the way to the Supreme Court.
In August 2016, when Mr. A, a former singer trainee, was arrested on suspicion of drug use and was being investigated by the police, former CEO Yang reported the suspicion of drug purchase by YG's group icon B.I (26, real name Kim Han-bin), and transferred Mr. A to the company. He is accused of coaxing and threatening to call him and force him to retract his statement about B.I.
Afterwards, in December of last year, the 23rd Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Cho Byeong-gu) declared Yang Hyun-seok not guilty at the first trial, who was indicted on charges of violating the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes (threats of retaliation, etc.). At the time, the court explained to Yang Hyun Suk, "There is insufficient evidence to acknowledge that he gave specific and direct notice of harm to the victim." The prosecution disobeyed the first trial court's sentence and filed an appeal.
Seoul High Court Criminal Division 6-3 (Chief Judge Eui-young Lee, Jong-chan Won, Won-cheol Park), who was in charge of the appeals court, found Yang Hyun-seok guilty. As in the first trial, former general manager Yang was found not guilty on the charge of threatening retaliation, but he was found guilty on the charge of coercing an interview, which the prosecutors additionally charged in the appeal trial. The court sentenced former manager Yang to six months in prison and one year of probation. Mr. Kim, a manager from YG who was tried on the same charges as former general manager Yang, was sentenced to four months in prison and one year of probation.
On the 9th, the court said, “Regarding the charges against Yang Hyun-suk, including forcing him to meet or using force, it can be felt as a psychological burden and pressure, and it cannot be said that he did not use force,” and added, “He took advantage of his social status as the CEO of YG to call him to the office.” He said, “I criticized Yang Hyun-seok,” and found Yang Hyun-suk guilty.
Meanwhile, B.I was indicted on charges of purchasing drugs such as LSD and cannabis through Mr. A in April 2016 and inhaling some of them several times, and was sentenced to three years in prison and four years of probation in the first trial in September 2021. received.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
