Jeon Woo-won (27), the grandson of former President Jeon Du-hwan, who is accused of 'drug use,' was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial.
The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 24 (Chief Judge Choi Kyung-seo) on the 22nd sentenced Jeon to 2 years and 6 months in prison with a 4-year suspension for violating the Narcotics Control Act.
Jeon was indicted without detention last September on charges of using four types of drugs, including methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as 'Ecstasy,' lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine, and marijuana, from November last year to March this year in the United States.
In March this year, Jeon mentioned drugs during a live broadcast on YouTube and revealed himself using them. Subsequently, the police urgently arrested Jeon upon his arrival at Incheon Airport on March 28 and conducted an investigation. He admitted to the charges and was released the next day.
At the time of his arrival, Jeon admitted to the press that he had used narcotics such as marijuana and Ecstasy. It is also known that he tested positive in a detailed drug analysis conducted by the National Forensic Service.
The prosecution, which received Jeon in April without detention, summoned and investigated him in June. It is reported that Jeon admitted all charges during the prosecution's investigation as well.
At the first trial held at the end of October, Jeon admitted all the prosecution's charges, and the sentencing procedure was conducted simultaneously. The prosecution requested a 3-year prison sentence at that time.
Jeon, the son of Jeon Jae-yong, the second son of former President Jeon, began exposing allegations of his family's criminal proceeds concealment and other crimes on his social networking service (SNS) from March 13 this year.
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