The CEO of Haru Invest, a virtual asset deposit service company that deceived customers into handing over coins worth about 1.4 trillion won and then suspended withdrawals, was attacked with a knife in court.
On the 28th, the Yangcheon Police Station in Seoul announced that they arrested a man in his 50s, Mr. A, on charges of attempted murder. Mr. A is accused of stabbing Haru Invest CEO Mr. Lee with a knife inside the Seoul Southern District Court at 2:26 p.m. that day.
Mr. Lee was transported to the emergency room at the scene and is in stable condition. A police official stated, "The motive for Mr. A's crime will be further investigated, and the decision to request an arrest warrant will be made depending on the investigation process."
Earlier, four executives of Haru Invest were brought to trial on charges of fraudulently obtaining coins worth about 1.4 trillion won by falsely promising risk-free management that guaranteed principal and offered the industry's highest returns from March 2020 to June last year.
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