Seungri booked to speed up the investigation; first hair follicle test negative

The results of the first round of investigation on drug use were negative, as Seungri of BIGBANG was booked by the police on suspicion of sexual abuse.

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BIGBANG‘s Seungri , which was suspected of sexually entertaining overseas investors, was booked by the police. There was a negative reaction to the drug charge.

The metropolitan investigation team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on Thursday that it had booked Seungri on charges of violating the law on the punishment of sex trafficking and other crimes. Regarding the reason for this, the police explained that he wanted to receive a warrant to search and search to clear the suspicion.

The police conducted an internal investigation when suspicions were raised that Seungri had been sexually treated by overseas investors. Seungri was investigated for about eight and a half hours. The police also secured and analyzed some of the contents of the messenger’s conversation regarding the sexual encounter, and requested the commission to cooperate with the data.

The results of the first round of investigation on drug use were negative, as Seungri of BIGBANG was booked by the police on suspicion of sexual abuse. Reporter Kwak Hye-mi This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Seungri was also suspected of taking drugs as a result of controversy over “Burning Sun,” a club that was listed as a company director. In response, the team tested hair and urine during a police investigation on June 27. The police asked the National Institute of Scientific Investigation for a close examination, and they were told that the results of analysis on drugs such as methamphetamine, ecstasy, opium and cannabis all showed negative responses.

Seungri, who was booked on charges of prostitution, is set to join the Army on March 25. The police plan to speed up the investigation as the time for joining the military is not long away. As the victory has announced that it will actively cooperate with police investigations, attention is focusing on whether it will be able to clean up suspicions and join the military.

Update: Seungri Booked On Charges Of Allegedly Violating Anti-Prostitution Law

Update: Seungri Booked On Charges Of Allegedly Violating Anti-Prostitution Law

Update: Seungri Booked On Charges Of Allegedly Violating Anti-Prostitution Law

Mar 10, 2019

Updated March 10 at 3:40 p.m. KST:

Seungri has been booked on charges of violating the law on the punishment of prostitution mediation and other related actions. He will now be treated as a suspect in future investigations.

A source from the police stated, “We booked Seungri and changed his status to that of a suspect in order to issue a search and seizure warrant and clear [Seungri] of the suspicions [surrounding him].”

The police has also booked three to four other people who were in the KakaoTalk group chat and are currently investigating them.

Meanwhile, the police began searching Club Arena at 11 a.m. on March 10 and ended their search at 2 p.m. KST. It was reported that they obtained data related to the charges made on Seungri about providing sexual escort services to foreign investors, but no further details have been revealed.

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The police has issued a search warrant to search Club Arena to find evidence on the claims that BIGBANG’s Seungri was involved in providing sexual escort services to foreign investors.

On March 10 at 11 a.m. KST, approximately 20 police officers from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency began to search Club Arena for evidence. No further information on the process has been released yet.

Previously on February 26, SBS funE released text messages that were allegedly shared between Seungri, CEO Yoo of Yuri Holdings, and an employee in 2015. The contents of the messages implied that they were hiring prostitutes at Club Arena (a club located in the Gangnam district) for foreign business investors, and both YG and Yuri Holdings denied the claims in separate statements. One day later, Seungri underwent questioning at the police station and shared his willingness to cooperate with any further questioning.

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Source: Soompi