FormerYG CEO handed down 2nd trial today on charges of threatening retaliation...1st trial found him not guilty = South Korea

YG Entertainment was put on trial for allegedly threatening an informant in order to cover up an investigation into drug use by former member B.I (real name: Kim Hanbin) of the Korean idol group iKON.
An appeal hearing by Entertainment Representative Yang Hyun Sukformer will be heard today. According to the legal community on the 8th, the Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 6-3 decided to violate the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Certain Crimes (
An appeals court judgment will be handed down in the afternoon of the same day against CEO Yang Former, who was put on trial on suspicion of threatening retaliation, etc. In August 2016, CEO Yang former was involved in the suspicion that BI had purchased and inhaled drugs.
He is accused of placating and threatening informant A in order to cover up the investigation. At that time, Young Former CEO allegedly said to Mr. A, ``There's no point in erasing you alone.''
leaning on. Mr. A provided these facts to the National Rights and Interests Commission in June 2019, and the Rights and Interests Commission transferred related materials to the prosecution the following year in 2020.
Prosecutors said that former CEO Yang had no remorse and argued that a prison sentence was inevitable. Prosecutors said, ``Yang Hyun Suk
Trying to use one's social position to overturn the statement of information provided falls under the use of force,'' and added, ``Considering that he has shown no remorse and was unable to come to an agreement with the victim, we must take strict action against him.'' law enforcement
"is necessary," he emphasized. At the final trial on September 27, the prosecution announced that the original sentence (three years in prison) would be maintained. On the same day, former CEO Yang expressed his regret in his final statement.
CEO Yang Former said, ``For the past four years, there has been a lot of speculation, but I hoped that the truth would come to light.'' He added, ``I hope that by returning to my original position, I will develop K-Pop juniors and create great content.''
I want them to be able to create one.'' The court of first instance found that there was not enough evidence that Mr. Former's representative's words caused fear in Mr. A, and acquitted Mr. A.
In order to be punished for retaliatory threats or coercion, it is necessary to prove that the perpetrator's actions caused the victim to feel fear and thereby suppressed their freedom of will.
However, the court of first instance found that the evidence was insufficient.