Suspected Use of More Than 8 Drugs Including Marijuana and Propofol
First Trial Related to Yoo Ah-in Scheduled for the 14th
Actor Yoo Ah-in (37, real name Eom Hong-sik), who was indicted on drug use charges, was reported by the media to have encouraged marijuana use to a YouTuber who witnessed his marijuana smoking scene in an attempt to make the YouTuber an 'accomplice.'
On the 2nd, The Fact reported that it obtained the indictment through the office of Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stating that Yoo Ah-in smoked marijuana with acquaintances at a lodging in Los Angeles, California, USA, last January.
In September, actor Yoo Ah-in (real name Eom Hong-sik), who is accused of habitual drug use, is going to the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-dong, Seoul on the morning of the 21st to undergo a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review). [Photo by Yonhap News]
The prosecution stated in the indictment, "On January 21, Yoo Ah-in sat around an outdoor table with his group and smoked marijuana wrapped in cigarette paper."
While smoking marijuana with acquaintances A and B at a swimming pool, Yoo Ah-in was caught smoking by another group member, YouTuber C, who had come to film a YouTube video. The prosecution's indictment notes that Yoo Ah-in irritably told his group, "Why should I have my free time disturbed because of a YouTuber?"
The prosecution also specified that Yoo Ah-in, fearing adverse effects on his image and reputation as a celebrity, decided to involve the YouTuber in marijuana smoking to make him an 'accomplice' and thus prevent the fact of his marijuana use from leaking to the outside. Specifically, he encouraged C by saying things like, "It's time for you to try it too," and "Smoke it deeper."
Additionally, in early August of this year during the investigation, it was confirmed that Yoo Ah-in sent threatening messages to a person who was also under police investigation, urging them to retract their statement by saying, "Even if you are cleared, after the case ends, the police or prosecution might disclose your statement details to reporters at their discretion."
Yoo Ah-in revealed to have habitually used Propofol 181 times
Yoo Ah-in is accused of habitually administering propofol 181 times from September 2020 to March of last year, and illegally obtaining sleeping pills 44 times by borrowing other people's names from September 2021 to August of last year. [Photo by Seo Dong-min]
Yoo Ah-in is accused of habitually using Propofol 181 times from September 2020 to March last year, and illegally obtaining sleeping pills under another person's name 44 times from September 2021 to August last year.
Among the drugs Yoo Ah-in is accused of using, including marijuana and Propofol, the confirmed medical narcotics are a total of four types: Propofol, Midazolam, Ketamine, and Remimazolam.
Yoo Ah-in avoided detention twice during police and prosecution investigations. Earlier, a detention warrant requested by the police in May was dismissed, and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Violent Crime Investigation Division (led by Chief Prosecutor Shin Jun-ho), which received the case without detention, additionally uncovered charges that Yoo Ah-in instructed an acquaintance to destroy evidence and forced his group to smoke marijuana locally in the U.S., re-requested a detention warrant, but it was dismissed again.
Yoo Ah-in, who was indicted on eight charges including marijuana, psychotropic substances, instigation of marijuana use, instigation of evidence destruction, violation of the Medical Service Act, fraud, violation of the National Health Insurance Act, and violation of the Resident Registration Act, is scheduled to have his first trial on the 14th.
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