[NEWS] Choi Seung Hyun accused of smoking marijuana
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) — Popular singer and actor T.O.P of boy band BIGBANG has been indicted without detention on charges of smoking marijuana, the prosecution said Monday.
Choi Seung-hyun — his real name — is suspected of smoking the banned substance four times with a 21-year-old would-be singer, only identified by her surname Han, at his home in Seoul in October last year, according to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
He is accused of smoking marijuana joints twice and inhaling it through an e-cigarette on two other occasions.
He has admitted to using the illegal drug only in the first two accounts and denied having smoked the substance in liquid form.
The 29-year-old rapper will immediately be removed from his current position as a conscripted policeman at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, where he’s been performing his mandatory military service since February, as soon as his arraignment is delivered from the prosecution, the police said.
Source : Yonhap News , Bigbang Updates posted by VIC
Choi in his blue uniform left the police station around 6:00 p.m. to be transferred to a different police corps. He quickly got into a vehicle without saying a word to reporters.
His military service period is to be put on hold until a court reaches a verdict. If he receives a jail term of 18 months or more, he will be dishonorably discharged from service. In case of a lighter ruling, the police will decide whether to allow him to keep his post or transfer him to a different position.
All able-bodied Korean men are required to complete at least 21 months of military service before the age of 35 in South Korea.
The use of marijuana is banned in South Korea and could be punished with a maximum of five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won (US$44,730).
He was initially under probe by police. While looking into Han’s drug abuse suspicions in March, police raided Choi’s home to secure evidence. He tested positive for the drug, according to police. Police referred his case to the prosecution in April.
During the police interrogation, T.O.P denied the allegations, saying he only smoked electronic cigarettes, they said. His accomplice, meanwhile, is known to have admitted to suspicions raised against her.
His military service period is to be put on hold until a court reaches a verdict. If he receives a jail term of 18 months or more, he will be dishonorably discharged from service. In case of a lighter ruling, the police will decide whether to allow him to keep his post or transfer him to a different position.
All able-bodied Korean men are required to complete at least 21 months of military service before the age of 35 in South Korea.
The use of marijuana is banned in South Korea and could be punished with a maximum of five years in prison or a fine of up to 50 million won (US$44,730).
He was initially under probe by police. While looking into Han’s drug abuse suspicions in March, police raided Choi’s home to secure evidence. He tested positive for the drug, according to police. Police referred his case to the prosecution in April.
During the police interrogation, T.O.P denied the allegations, saying he only smoked electronic cigarettes, they said. His accomplice, meanwhile, is known to have admitted to suspicions raised against her.
Source : Yonhap News, Bigbang Updates posted by VIC
June 05, 2017 - Koreaboo
T.O.P has officially been kicked out of his military base due to his marijuana drug scandal. He will now have to re-enlist in the military again, resetting his 2 year enlistment time.
T.O.P originally enlisted in the military on February 9th and has been in the army for 3 months, 27 days
Those days will not be counted towards his new enlistment date, so he will have to complete an entire 1 year, 9 months once again.
"Battle Police Rule 41 states that a person may be relieved of his duty if he is not determined to be not fit for duty.
We will give him orders to leave soon. You cannot re-enlist in the same unit once you are released unless you have a valid reason. You could say that his public service as a policeman is in all realistic sense over already"
This news come only moments after police officially indicted T.O.P for the drug scandal.
Report revealed that T.O.P is being acused of smoking marijuana 2 times and smoking liquid marijuana 2 times.
T.O.P has denied the liquid marijuana charges, but confessed to smoking regularly twice.
T.O.P has officially been kicked out of his military base due to his marijuana drug scandal. He will now have to re-enlist in the military again, resetting his 2 year enlistment time.
T.O.P originally enlisted in the military on February 9th and has been in the army for 3 months, 27 days
Those days will not be counted towards his new enlistment date, so he will have to complete an entire 1 year, 9 months once again.
"Battle Police Rule 41 states that a person may be relieved of his duty if he is not determined to be not fit for duty.
We will give him orders to leave soon. You cannot re-enlist in the same unit once you are released unless you have a valid reason. You could say that his public service as a policeman is in all realistic sense over already"
This news come only moments after police officially indicted T.O.P for the drug scandal.
Report revealed that T.O.P is being acused of smoking marijuana 2 times and smoking liquid marijuana 2 times.
T.O.P has denied the liquid marijuana charges, but confessed to smoking regularly twice.
Taken from @bigbang_iygfi instagram.
Those are some news regarding Choi Seunghyun's marijuana case. As a VIP I am disappointed but I'm not blaming him. Everyone has ever made mistake, so did him.
Let's just keep support five of them !! I know VIPs is mature enough they will keep calm and support Bigbang until whenever kkkkk
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