Would Yoo Ah-in be spared the sentence of the first trial today (3rd)?
Sep 03, 2024
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On the afternoon of the 3rd, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Agreement Department 25-1 will hold a first trial hearing for Yoo Ah-in and acquaintance Choi, who were accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
At the previous trial, a toddler who only admitted smoking marijuana claimed that other medical drugs were administered under the professional judgment of doctors, saying they had received medical procedures for depression and panic disorder.
In addition, Yoo Ah-in denied the prescription by proxy under the name of the family, but the doctor A, who appeared as a witness at the last trial, stated that "It is correct that the prescription under the name of the family was issued at the request of the Yoo Ah-in."
In a final trial held on July 24, the prosecution asked the court to seek a four-year prison term for Yoo Ah-in. He also demanded a fine of 2 million won and a fine of 1.5 million won.
The prosecution downplayed Korea's judicial system by using their financial resources to administer drugs abroad beyond the reach of investigative agencies, attempting to silence witnesses and making them flee the country. He stressed that the crime is bad.
In response, Yoo Ah-in's lawyer appealed for leniency in his closing argument. "I have been suffering from mental disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders for a long time, and I have been suffering from sleep disorders due to irregular life patterns due to the nature of my profession. The doctor also testified that he recommended hospitalization due to the serious condition of anxiety disorders and insomnia.
In addition, "We have been steadily performing various procedures while filming movies and advertisements, and during the short procedure, we have reached the point where we can barely fall asleep due to sleep anesthesia, so we have since become dependent" "I have never administered propofol without a procedure. It is said that sleep anesthesia was performed under the guise of a cosmetic procedure, and the anesthesiologist stated that the administration of sleep anesthetics was necessary for the stable procedure of the accused," he added.
Yoo Ah-in then deeply regrets that this incident caused damage to her fans and those around her. Since then, we will continue to treat the same thing to prevent it from happening again, and we have been donating to charities and exercising good influence."
Yoo Ah-in also "I would like to deeply reflect on my wrongdoings in this case and express my apology. Through my case, I sincerely apologize to my family members, colleagues, and fans who were hurt and affected by my mistakes. "I had time to look back on my entire life while going through this incident." I swear to live as a more responsible and mature human being through this case. I don't know what the outcome will be, but whatever the outcome will be, I will become a much healthier person and contribute to society," he reflected.
Meanwhile, Yoo Ah-in is accused of administering drugs including 9635.7 mL of propofol, 567 mg of midazolam, 11.5 mL of ketamine, and 200 mg of remimazolam on 181 occasions in 14 clinics between September and January 2020. The charges of illegally buying 1,100 Stilnox tablets and Xanax tablets prescribed in the name of another person, or buying drugs 44 times in the name of six people, including his father and sister, were also added.
In addition, on a trip to the U.S. in January last year with four acquaintances, including Choi, he administered drugs such as cocaine and marijuana, and a toddler allegedly forced his party to smoke marijuana during the drug investigation, and ordered his acquaintance to destroy evidence after the investigation. In addition, Yoo Ah-in was accused of teaching the destruction of evidence by saying "erase all mobile phone contents" while discussing ways to respond to the investigation with acquaintances after the drug allegations were reported in the media in February.
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