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Yang Hyun-seok (51), a former producer representing YG Entertainment, was sentenced to a fine of 15 million won. The sentence was higher than the 10 million won fine requested by the prosecution.
On the morning of the 27th, Seoul Western District Law Criminal 9-only (Judge Park Soo-hyun) celebrated the election day of former YG Entertainment representative producer Yang Hyun-seok, who was accused of gambling, and sentenced the former representative. to a fine of 15 million won.
The court said: “According to the court statements of the accused, the investigation of the police statement and the investigation report, all the facts of the prosecution can be recognized as guilty.” I did not do it “.
“The defendants admit their faults, promise to avoid their recurrence and have no record of sanctions for alleged charges. However, he has been accused of gambling abroad for a long period of more than four years, and the amount is not small. They need to be severely punished for adversely affecting youth, ”he sentenced to a 15 million won fine.
Earlier, at the sentencing trial held last month 28, prosecutors asked for a 10 million won fine, saying, “There is no homogeneous power, but we do consider the number of plays, amount and duration,” regarding the charges. of both former representatives, but the sentence was greater than that.
Former producer Yang Hyun-seok, who entered the courtroom in a dark suit and black mask that day, saw the sentence with a rather nervous expression. He personally answered his date of birth to the judge’s question, and once the sentence was finalized, he left with a lawyer who accompanied him.
Former CEO Yang left Korea seven times from July 2015 to January 2019, and was charged with gambling a total of $ 33.5460 (approximately 388 million won) at a Las Vegas casino in the United States with the other part.
The police who investigated both former representatives previously sent the indictment to the prosecution for the habitual gambling charges, but the Seoul Western District Prosecutor’s Office reported that habitual gambling was not established, taking into account the precedents and the number of games of chance. , and filed a brief indictment last May on simple gambling charges. . The prosecutors’ indictment has not indicted Yang’s former representative for violating the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law as “no charges.”
However, the judge was perplexed by the fact that much evidence was presented despite the simple gambling charges, and asked the prosecution for a written opinion on the habitual gambling charges which were rejected during the process.
In this regard, the prosecution did not change the complaint in consideration of the lack of a record of penalties for gambling, visits to Las Vegas with family members and company officials, and the fact that gambling funds are not large as an individual.
Meanwhile, former CEO Yang has been surrounded by suspicions of prostitution and suspicions of Won Jeong-bak due to the butterfly effect of the ‘Burning Sun incident’ that involved former Big Bang member Seungri last year. The prostitution charges were concluded without charge, but the gambling charges were acknowledged and brought to trial.
Furthermore, former CEO Yang has been investigated on suspicion that he called Seo-hee Han, a former singer-in-training, to the YG Entertainment office building for the former iKON BI member’s Muma drug investigation, and the police sent the case to the prosecution with an opinion of prosecution.
Photo | Reporter Kang Youngkuk
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