Former K-pop star Seungri has been sentenced to three years in prison. The singer has been jailed on charges of arranging prostitutes for foreigners and gambling. The sentence was awarded to the former Big Bang member by a military court here.
It was reported by the Yonhap news agency that Seungri appeared in court in a combat uniform and shook his head repeatedly as the judge announced the verdict. He was also fined 1.15 billion won ($989,000) and taken into custody after the ruling by an army court in Yongin, near Seoul.
Seungri, whose real name is Lee Seung-Hyun, was indicted in January 2020. It was for arranging illegal prostitution services for business investors from Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong. This was between 2015 to 2016. He was also convicted of embezzling funds from a Seoul nightclub he ran. He denied most of the charges.
The singer’s case was transferred to a military court after he enlisted in the army in March last year for 21 months of military service.
Yonhap news agency reported that Seungri appeared in court in a combat uniform and shook his head repeatedly as the judge announced the verdict.
Before his fall from grace, Seungri was one of the biggest stars in K-pop because of the success of the Big Bang. They had a huge fan following. Seungri left the group in 2019 after the media reported the prostitution accusations.
Seungri is not the only South Korean celebrity who is facing legal charges. In 2019, singer Jung Joon-young received a six-year prison term and former boy band member Choi Jong-hoon a five-year term. it was on the charges of rape and sexual assaults.
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