Singer Kim Ho Joong arrested for ”hit and run while drunk” ... Concerns over destruction of evidence = South Korea

Korean trot singer Kim Ho Joong has been arrested on suspicion of "drunk driving hit and run." On the 24th, Judge Shin Young-hee, Chief Judge of the Seoul Central District Court, said, "The evidence was hidden.
"There is a concern that the crime may be destroyed," and an arrest warrant was issued for trot singer Kim Ho Joong, who is suspected of violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Certain Crimes (flight resulting in injury).
Also arrested were Lee Kwang-deuk, CEO of the management office Saengaku Entertainment, who is suspected of instigating the crime, and Jeong, director of the management office, who is suspected of destroying evidence.
Kim, who appeared at the court around 11 a.m. that day, was dressed in a different outfit from the luxury brand fashion that she wore when she appeared at the police station on the 21st of this month.
Kim appeared wearing a black suit. He asked, "Did he lie when the entertainment venue employee said he had drunk three bottles of soju?", "Did he dispose of the memory card himself?", and "Did he leave the scene immediately after the accident?"
In response to questions from reporters such as "Why did you leave?" and "Why did you go ahead with the performance?", he repeatedly said he was sorry. The pre-arrest interrogation (substantial review of arrest warrants) began at noon and lasted for an hour.
After being questioned for about 20 minutes, Kim came out and bowed his head in response to questions from reporters, such as "How did you discover the suspicions?" and replied, "I'm sorry. I'm reflecting on my actions."
Prior to this, Kim was reportedly drinking alcohol at around 11:40 pm on the 9th of this month at Apgujeong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
He is accused of leaving the scene without taking any action after colliding with a taxi traveling in the opposite lane on a road in Jeongdong.
However, after police questioning, it was discovered that Kim was the one driving. As the controversy escalated, Kim admitted to all charges, including drunk driving, on the 19th.
On the 22nd, the police applied for an arrest warrant for Kim on charges of dangerous driving resulting in injury and flight resulting in injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and Lee Gwang-deuk, the representative of the management office of Saengaku Entertainment,
On the same day, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Human Rights Protection Division (Chief Inspector Lim Il-soo) requested an arrest warrant for Kim, charging him with aiding and abetting the escape of a criminal.
They also requested arrest warrants for management office CEO Lee, who is facing charges of aiding a fugitive from justice and destroying evidence, and management office Director Jeong, who is facing charges of aiding a fugitive from justice and destroying evidence.
At the time, Kim's side applied for an arrest warrant at the Seoul Olympic Park KSP on the 23rd and 24th.
The company has announced that it will hold the "World Union Orchestra Super Classic: Kim Ho Joong & Primadonna" (hereinafter "Super Classic") concert at the O Dome as scheduled.
However, the arrest warrant review was scheduled for the 24th, and Kim's side requested the court on the 23rd to postpone the arrest warrant review date. However, the court rejected this request, and the super
Classic explained, "Kim Ho Joong will not be participating in the performance on the 24th, but the other performers will perform as normal." At the time, the prosecution said, "This case is a case of systematic and planned destruction of evidence and escape of the perpetrator.
"The case is serious as an act of obstruction of justice, and there are great concerns that evidence may be destroyed," the agency said. "The prosecutor in charge will personally attend the arrest warrant substantive review procedure, submit a written opinion, and fully express his opinion on the arrest."
During the actual warrant review, the prosecution reportedly spent several minutes preparing a written opinion explaining the necessity of the arrest.
We will do our utmost to ensure that there is no suspicion left in future investigations."