Kang Shin Myung, a former Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, denied the allegations tying him to the chatroom including Seungri and Jung Joon Young.

On March 13, the current Commissioner General Min Gap Ryong held a press conference to address lawyer Bang Jung Hyun’s claims that he found several conversations suggesting ties with the police in the chatroom including various male celebrities.

During the press conference, the Commissioner General acknowledged a possibility of high-ranked police officers from the past abusing their power to protect the celebrities. He also said that he will be checking thoroughly to find out if there was an incident that the police was involved in at the time [that the messages were exchanged].”

The Commissioner General at the time was Kang Shin Myung, who held his position from August 2014 to August 2016. In response, Kang Shin Myung refuted the claims, “With all of my honor at stake, I am stating that I have no relation to the matter. I only became aware of the case [involving Jung Joon Young and Seungri] today, and I know nothing about it.”

He continued, “I learned about Seungri for the first time through this incident, and I have no relation to him whatsoever. It is not worth responding to each and every [accusation].”

Kang Shin Myung also addressed the allegations of FTISLAND’s Choi Jong Hoon asking personal favors to the police to cover up his drunk driving incident from three years ago. He responded, “The fact that a Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency can cover up a drunk driving incident is just against common sense.”

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On March 13, news outlet YTN exclusively reported that FTISLAND’s Choi Jong Hoon, who is a speculative member of a group chatroom including Seungri and Jung Joon Young, used his connections to the police to cover up a drunk driving incident from three years ago.

According to the report, Choi Jong Hoon was caught by a police officer from Seoul Yongsan Police Station for drunk driving in March 2016. While it is still unknown whether he qualified to get his license suspended or revoked, it’s been confirmed that he tested to have a blood alcohol content of 0.05 percent at the time of the incident.

Afterwards, Choi Jong Hoon reportedly asked the police officer in charge to cover up his mistake so that it wouldn’t be reported through news outlets to the public. Since then, Choi Jong Hoon has allegedly remained close friends with the police officer. The report further stated that Choi Jong Hoon also shared about the incident in the group chatroom that included Jung Joon Young and Seungri.

In response, the police announced that they have begun their investigation into the alleged connections between Choi Jong Hoon and high-ranked police officers.

Following the reports of the chatroom including Jung Joon Young and other male celebrities who engaged in the sharing of illegally taken videos, there were speculations that Choi Jong Hoon was one of the participants in the chatroom. In response, FNC Entertainment denied the singer’s involvement in the controversy and announced their plans to take legal action against rumors.

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