"So when on earth?"'Drunk Driving'Suga, Police Attendance Happening → Still Tuning"

Aug 22, 2024

A police appearance incident took place with BTS Suga, who is suspected of driving under the influence. Amid growing public interest in Suga, who is facing the biggest crisis since his debut, 'Sugar Prevention Act' has also been proposed, and the impact is expected to continue to grow.

When it was reported that Suga would conduct the first police appearance investigation into drunk driving charges at Yongsan Police Station in Seoul on the 22nd, numerous reporters visited the scene from early dawn.

The report was reported the day before, but only on the day when numerous reporters gathered, the police and Hive issued a correction saying "Sugar is not being investigated on this day." The investigation on that day was only misinformation, and the investigation schedule is still being coordinated.

A police official said at a regular press conference on the 19th that Suga's police investigation is being coordinated, and the investigation team is coordinating the schedule due to various internal circumstances and plans to finalize the schedule sometime this week. However, it will not be summoned on weekends or at night." While the two sides were in the position of "tuning" without even revealing the exact date until nearly two weeks after the booking, the happening added fuel to the worsening public sentiment.

Moreover, Suga is also in trouble with 'false explanation' regarding the drunk driving allegations. As a result, Suga's response, which is full of excuses and suspicions, is worsening public opinion.

In addition, the police plan to conduct a summoning investigation of Suga in accordance with the same criteria as other conventional summoning procedures for suspects. We can't make them stand on purpose by making a photo line." Although it is not possible to stand in the photo line, it is difficult to avoid reporters due to the narrow entrance due to the nature of Yongsan Police Station. As a result, attention is being paid to how it will look in front of the reporters.

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Meanwhile, in connection with Suga's drunk driving case, the National Assembly called for strong regulation of drinking and driving without a license on electric kickboards or scooters. According to the National Assembly and others, Lim Ho-seon of the Democratic Party of Korea proposed a partial amendment to the Road Traffic Act, which requires punishment for drunk driving of personal mobile devices (PMs) in the same way as driving under the influence of a car.

Rep. Lee Byung-jin proposed an amendment to make it mandatory to check the driving qualifications of users when renting PM, and to impose a fine of up to 5 million won if they violate it, while Rep. Lee Chun-seok proposed an amendment to strengthen the level of punishment for driving without a license.

Suga, who has been serving as an alternative social service worker since September last year, fell while driving his electric scooter after drinking alcohol in Yongsan-gu on the 6th, and police found it. When it was reported that Suga was driving under the influence of alcohol, he violated the road traffic laws without realizing that the comfortable idea of being close to him and that the use of the 'electric kickboard" was not possible under the influence of alcohol. "I fell alone in the process of setting up an electric kickboard at the front door of the house, and there was a police officer around me, so I took a breath test and found that my license was revoked and I was fined."

However, the CCTV footage of Suga's accident that he drove the 'electric kickboard' was not an electric kickboard, but a 'electric scooter', and his blood alcohol level of 'a beer' was 0.227%, far above the license revocation standard (0,08%).

The fandom is also being divided over Suga's alleged drunk driving. Some fandom are supporting Suga by attacking other K-pop artists, while some have even held wreaths and truck protests demanding Suga's departure.

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"So when on earth?"'Drunk Driving'Suga, Police Attendance Happening → Still Tuning"

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