Jung Ilhoon, a former member of Cube Entertainment's boy group, BTOB, has filed an appeal on his sentence for marijuana use on June 14, KST.
According to reports, Jung Ilhoon's lawyer was dissatisfied with the decision during the ruling and had submitted an appeal to the Seoul Central District Court over the first trial hearing.
Jung Ilhoon Receives Prison Sentence of Two Years
Back on June 10 at 2 pm KST, Jung Ilhoon attended his sentence hearing which took place at the Seoul Central District Court, where the rapper was charged for violating the Act on the Control of Narcotics and received a sentence of two years in prison, along with a fine of 133 million won (around $119,200 USD). He was immediately arrested in court following the sentence.
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The seven accomplices who were with Jung Ilhoon during the hearing also received their sentences. Some had received a one-year and six months to two years in prison sentence, or a one-year in prison and three years on probation sentence, which is dependent on the number of instances that they had purchased and consumed marijuana.
During the hearing, it was also pointed out by the court that the defendants had used "sophisticated crime techniques" in their crime, such as using the dark web to communicate with one another - which makes it difficult to trace and detect crimes - and had made their transactions using bitcoin, a virtual currency.
In addition, the court also stated that Jung Ilhoon and his fellow accomplice, "Park," had played a leading role and committed the most number of criminal acts.
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Jung Ilhoon Admits to Purchasing and Smoking Marijuana in First Hearing
The first hearing for Jung Ilhoon and the seven other defendants were held back on April 22, where the prosecution had stated that the eight defendants had purchased more than 130 million (around $116,400 USD) worth of marijuana and had consumed 826g in total of the drug, in 161 different instances from July 6, 2016, to January 9, 2019.
The hearing came after the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency had forwarded Jung Ilhoon to the prosecution in July 2020, with a recommendation that the former BTOB member and his seven accomplices be charged.
The second hearing for the eight defendants took place on May 20 at 4 pm KST. During the hearing, the prosecution had demanded that Jung Ilhoon serve four years in prison and pay a fine of 133 million won (around $118,000 USD).
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The reason Jung Ilhoon had purchased and consumed marijuana was due to suffering a great deal of stress while working and promoting in the entertainment industry from a young age. Following his hearing, Jung Ilhoon promises to find a sound way of relieving stress without relying on drugs in the future. He apologizes and states that he will live without shame through the learnings that the incident has given him in the future.
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Written by Robyn Joan
