The first trial of defendant Kim (36), an employee of MUSIC, and defendant Kim (40), an employee of former BELIFT LAB, took place. On this day, the defendants denied all of the charges made by the prosecution.
The lawyer for the defendant, Kim, a former BELIFT LAB employee, said, "It's unclear exactly what undisclosed information the prosecution is talking about. The information on his military enlistment and the fact that his group activities were suspended, and when that happened,
"We have heard about Kim's military enlistment, but we don't know if that is important undisclosed information," he added.
The lawyer for the defendant, Lee, also said, "I doubt whether the information about his military enlistment is important information that has not been made public," and "I have not heard of any other cases like this."
Kim, an employee of MUSIC, denied the charges in the same vein as the other two defendants. In response, the prosecution said, "The military enlistment of artists can have a significant impact on investment decisions.
According to the prosecution, the defendant allegedly engaged in sexual assault with JIN (real name JIN) of BTS at the time, between May and June 2022 while he was employed at the company.
They obtained important undisclosed information that the group's activities as a whole would be suspended due to the enlistment of Kim Seok-jin. They used the information they had obtained in advance to announce the suspension of "BTS" activities on June 14 of the same year.
He is suspected of selling his HYBE shares one day before the video was released on his official YouTube channel.
The prosecution said that this method allowed the defendant to receive 33 million won (500 shares) and
Defendant Kim, an employee of MUSIC, was awarded 153 million won (2,300 shares), and defendant Kim, an employee of former BELIFT LAB, was awarded 45 million won (1,000 shares), for a total of 231 million won.
The day after the news of BTS' hiatus was announced, HYBE's stock price fell 24.87%.
2024/10/22 16:28 KST
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