According to media reports, on the 24th local time, the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea held the last trial before the sentencing of Korean actor Yoo Ah-in in the drug abuse case. The prosecutor requested the court to sentence Yoo Ah-in to 4 years in prison and a fine of 2 million won (approximately 10,000 yuan) RMB), and recovered 1.54 million won (approximately 8,000 yuan).
According to reports, the verdict in this case will be released on September 3.
It is reported that the prosecutors accused Yoo Ah-in of violating the Drug Control Act, smoking and instigating others to smoke marijuana, and instigating the destruction of evidence. They also pointed out that the defendant, as a celebrity, used his wealth and popularity to deceive doctors, illegally prescribe drugs in the name of others, and even Trying to use their social influence to conceal crimes.
Liu Yaren said during the trial that would deeply reflect on his mistakes and apologize for them.
It is reported that Liu Yaren was prosecuted for smoking marijuana, illegally injecting propofol and ketamine, and inciting others to take drugs. However, Yoo Ah In denied most of the charges in multiple public trials and only admitted that he had smoked marijuana with friends.
reported that Yoo Ah-in was suspected of injecting propofol 181 times at multiple hospitals in Seoul from September 2020 to March 2022 on the grounds that he needed anesthesia for cosmetic surgery. The four medical drugs he was suspected of injecting included propofol. Phenol, midazolam, ketamine, and remimazolam. Liu Yaren is also accused of illegally prescribing about 1,100 sleeping pills under his own name from May 2021 to August 2023. In January 2023, he smoked marijuana with Cui and four other people in the United States and instigated others to take drugs.
reported that prosecutors accused Yoo Ah-in of violating the Drug Control Act, smoking and instigating others to smoke marijuana, and instigating the destruction of evidence. They also pointed out that the defendant, as a celebrity, used his wealth and popularity to deceive doctors and illegally prescribe drugs in the name of others. They even try to use their social influence to conceal their crimes.
Yoo Ah-in was born in 1986. He is the post-85s actor with the highest artistic achievement in South Korea. He has been shortlisted for the "three major awards" of Korean films - the Daejong Award, the Blue Dragon Award, and the Baeksang Arts Awards. At the age of 29, he won the 36th Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor with the movie "Mourning". After that, he won the Baeksang Arts Award for "Visual King" and the Blue Dragon Award for "Best Actor" respectively for his roles in the TV series "Six Flying Dragons" and the movie "Silent". There have been comments that Yoo Ah-in’s acting ability has surpassed all the “post-85s” actors in Asia.
When stating the reasons for sentencing, South Korean prosecutors mentioned that Yoo Ah-in, as a well-known person in South Korea, used his financial and professional advantages to deceive doctors. After purchasing illegal drugs for medical use of approximately 500 million won, he also used his social influence to Covering up crimes, trying to silence friends, and allowing related accomplices to flee overseas are simply "contempt of the Korean judicial system." Previously, South Korean prosecutors applied to the court for arrest warrants twice in May and September 2023, but they were both rejected, so Liu Yaren was prosecuted without detention.
Source: Red Star News Comprehensive China News Service, Southern Metropolis Daily
