SEUNGRI
The singer SEUNGRI (Lee Seung Hyun), a former member of the group BIGBANG, was targeted by a complaint for aggravated assault.
According to the police on September 10, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul received on the 26th of last month a complaint requesting the punishment of SEUNGRI for aggravated assault. SEUNGRI is accused of having assaulted a man in his thirties in a restaurant in the Gangnam district of Seoul.
It is reported that the police plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the incident.
Furthermore, SEUNGRI was indicted in 2019 for charges such as habitual gambling, violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, and violation of the Act on the Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts (prostitution, prostitution mediation, filming using a camera) in connection with the club “BURNING SUN” affair. When he enlisted in March of the following year, he was tried by a military court.
SEUNGRI was sentenced to 3 years in prison and placed in detention during the first trial in August 2021, and his sentence was reduced to 1 year and 6 months in prison on appeal. After the confirmation of the initial verdict by the Supreme Court, he served his sentence and was released upon its expiration in February 2023. Although he retired from the entertainment industry after the “BURNING SUN” affair, news of his recent activities has been regularly broadcast through testimonies indicating that he was spotted at overseas events, parties, and in clubs.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS SEUNGRI
