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On April 2, MBC’s “Newsdesk” reported on allegations of Hwang Ha Na’s drug use as well as the suspicions that she received favorable treatment during her investigation.
In addition, MBC reports that Hwang Ha Na frequented the club Burning Sun and is also friends with a Burning Sun MD (merchandiser or promoter) who has been arrested under drug-related charges.
A video that MBC obtained shows Hwang Ha Na in 2015, sitting down as she waves her arm and talks partially in nonsense, saying that she feels like she’s in a daze. The person who provided the video to MBC said that Hwang Ha Na, who doesn’t drink alcohol, was likely on drugs.
An acquaintance of Hwang Ha Na told MBC that they saw her taking drugs in 2015 using a syringe. They stated that she injected Philopon (a form of methamphetamine) several times with friends, either at hotels or at an acquaintance’s home.
MBC reports that Hwang Ha Na is also well known as a major customer at Burning Sun, and she is described as being very close with the Burning Sun MD known as Cho. Hwang Ha Na’s acquaintance said that she was not only friends with Cho, but also others who have been jailed for drug offenses.
The Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency has been investigating Hwang Ha Na on suspicions of drug use since last October, and they already have secured testimony from Hwang Ha Na’s acquaintance who said they took drugs with her.
However, the investigation has been at a standstill. When the police requested a search and seize warrant both last December and in March in order to acquire items such as Hwang Ha Na’s hair for analysis, the prosecution dismissed the requests.
At the beginning of last month, Hwang Ha Na posted on social media to say that she’d cut her hair, and then removed the post soon after.
Hwang Ha Na has not complied with the police’s summoning requests, making it difficult for them to proceed with the investigation. MBC stated that they attempted several times to get in contact with Hwang Ha Na, but she did not respond.
In addition, MBC reported on the suspicions that Hwang Ha Na has been receiving favorable treatment during her investigation because of her chaebol connections. She is the only granddaughter of the late founder of Namyang Dairy Products (a large Korean conglomerate).
It was previously reported that in 2015, a college student named Cho was sentenced to two years and six months in prison (suspended for three years) for using Philopon. The ruling stated that it was Hwang Ha Na who sold Cho 0.5 grams of Philopon and they took drugs together. However, Hwang Ha Na’s case was sent to the prosecution by the police with the suggestion of nonindictment, and the prosecution also acquitted her.
Hwang Ha Na had received a stay of indictment on her case in 2011 when she was caught using marijuana. Therefore if she had been found to have committed a further crime, it’s expected that she would have received a strong punishment.
MBC reports that when the incident happened in 2015, Hwang Ha Na showed off about her connections with high ranking police officers.
MBC acquired a recording of a conversation that Hwang Ha Na had with an acquaintance at the time. In the recording, Hwang Ha Na said, “The chief prosecutor at the Central District Prosecutor’s Office? Hey, my uncle and my dad know everyone, including the police chief. Are you joking? They’re totally best friends.”
In a recording, she also boasted that she was on the way back from meeting with the most high ranking person at the Namdaemun Police Station.
"I met the highest place person in the Namdaemun police station, I even posted pictures, we're not talking about the public service or the economy department, it's not the cyber investigation team either... I..." (OP note: added insert, translated by pann-choa)
Kim Shin Myung, the police chief at the time, stated to MBC, “I don’t know who Hwang Ha Na is, and I know no one at Namyang Dairy Products.”
The chief of the Namdaemun Police Station at the time also denied what Hwang Ha Na had said, saying that he does not meet with people in relation to charges.
MBC reports that the Seoul Intellectual Crime Investigation Team started an internal investigation on April 2 in regards to the investigation of Hwang Ha Na’s drug-related charges at the time.
Namyang Dairy Products also issued a statement on April 2 denying any current connection to Hwang Ha Na or her family members.
In addition to her background, Hwang Ha Na is known for being a popular online blogger and she became a hot topic when she began a public relationship with Park Yoochun in April of 2017. The two confirmed their breakup in May of 2018.
Namyang has now released an official statement distancing themselves from Hwang Ha Na. They stated, “Hwang Ha Na has no relation to the management of Namyang Dairy Products and nobody in her family holds a job related to our businesses or any stock in the company. The company also has no relation to the current allegations that there was favorable treatment given to Hwang Ha Na as a family member of our company’s founder.”
They went on to state, “Some media outlets have been reporting on this case by insinuating that Namyang Dairy Products was involved because Hwang Ha Na is the company’s late founder’s granddaughter. Because of this, many of our employees, distributors, dairy farmers, and their families are suffering damages,” and asked media outlets to distance Namyang Dairy Products from future reports.
Grandsons of SK Group and Hyundai Group booked on drug charges • https://t.co/mrkK0Z7jdy pic.twitter.com/SzfuhRXcJJ
— ddoboja • 또 보자! (@ddo_boja) April 2, 2019
Several grandkids of big conglomerate families including the owners of SK and Hyundai are being investigated on charges of buying illegal drugs.
Police in Incheon said Monday they arrested a grandson of SK Group founder Chey Jong-gun on drugs charges and a grandson of Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-yung will be questioned on the same charges once he returns from abroad.
Chey junior was arrested in his office in Seongnam south of Seoul on Monday and has been charged with buying liquid cannabis. He studied in the U.S. and works for an SK Group affiliate.
Police arrested the dealer last month, and he told them he supplied both men with cannabis. They allegedly used an encrypted messenger to contact him, he then shipped it to them in a disguised parcel.
Reports claim that there are many more chaebol socialites that are involved with illegal use of drugs. The police are currently still in the midst of investigating the drug seller’s contact list, and the Burning Sun reporter personally announced on his Instagram that there are more names that will slowly be revealed.
Reporter Oh Hyuk Jin:
“I met up with my seniors from other media companies to share what I know and receive help. SK and Hyundai’s kids were revealed after Hwang Hana’s news broke.
These kids are slowly being removed. I know a couple more chaebols involved but I’m sure they will be revealed through the police investigations.
All I have left is to type up a title. I’m sure it’ll take a long time….”
2. [+4628, -99] They're ruining various celebrities to cover this up
3. [+3247, -46] As expected, Burning Sun was just the tip of the iceberg - I feel like starting from Burning Sun's VIP and other VIPs are involved
4. [+1576, -38] This is the plot of last week's episode of 'Fiery Priest'...? Drama and real life is the same..
5. [+1578, -313] If you go in further, the rat bastard's son will probably come out too (t/n: They're talking about Lee Myung Bak's son)
source: @soompi, soompi, imnews 1 2, @ddo_boja, ddo_boja, YTN 2, Yonhap News, koreaboo, arkham_er
Tl;dr: News outlet report that Hwang Hana used and sold drugs, but did not receive any form of punishment. (Whereas a student Cho, who she took drugs with was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. The court ruling even stated that Hwang gave Cho the drugs).
The news outlet suspects she was not punished because of being the chaebol granddaugther of the founder of Namyang Dairy Products. There is a recording of her boasting about having police connections.
They also report that she is well known as a major customer at Burning Sun and close with a Burning Sun merchandiser/promoter, who has been arrested under drug-related charges. In the meantime, Namyang Dairy Products said that they have nothing to do with her or the family.
In addition, grandsons of SK Group and Hyundai Group have been booked on drug charges, more wealthy families might be involved.
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Date: 2019-04-02 10:13 pm (UTC)Moving to BS, Le Meridien is a hotel where BS ran its business. The hotel's owner is a real estate company called Cheonwon Industry, which is also the largest shareholder of BS with a 42% stake. That means the hotel and the BS owners are virtually the same.
Since "BS gate" arised, CW industry has stated that they have nothing to do with it and will sue any malicious rumor, but in fact the hotel as well as the club have been used as a crime place, but they closed their eyes.
The lease agreement signed in Dec 2017 between the Le Meridien operated by CW industry and BS: It uses the hotel's lobby of 199 square meters, and BS has signed a monthly lease of 16.66 million won without a deposit.
A rep from Gangnam club said that if you want to rent 300 to 400 pyeong in Gangnam, you can see 40 to 60 million won. It's very cheap for the market.
But it turns out that the CW industry has offered a place for BS without paying any rent.
The revenue distribution agreement between Burning Sun and CW industry stated that CW industry will pay 1 billion won in investment and withdraw 16.66 million won per month for five years in the name of rent.
It means that CW industry will get back their 1 billion won they invested in BS within a 60-month period. so they actually gave BS a free lease. CW industry has signed a behind-the-scenes deal to take 30% of BS revenue.
A Tax accountant said that "They made a profit and they shared it. So this is actually a partnership. It's actually read in a single structure, through a behind-the-scenes deals."
As the hotel and the BS are actually a 1 business, suspicions are raised that they were aware of the illegal information and ignored it. Police are investigating whether BS's illegal activities were linked to the CW industry. In particular, it is noted that Lee Seong hyun (not seungri), the co-chairman of BS, also served as a director of CW industry.
Police are also tracking down the whereabouts of Hong, an accounting officer who embezzled one billion won from BS and fled to the US as a key figure in his dealings with CW industry.
source: imnews (http://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2019/nwdesk/article/5228909_24634.html)
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Date: 2019-04-02 10:18 pm (UTC)The police investigating the Burning Sun case initially seemed to be speeding up, but now they're in a slow situation.
There was little progress in the suspected police collusion, which is the essence of this case, although the drug investigation has made some progress. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief also said he feels responsible for the lack of progress.
The police said they'd stake the organization's fortune. The investigation was launched on Jan 30. 16 teams from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's metropolitan investigation unit have been formed and 152 people are joining.
It's the largest single incident ever, and it's been a little over two months. So far, 108 people have been booked and 13 of them have been arrested. Most of them are drug-related. There are only five police officers booked for the alleged collusion.
The most important thing is the money deal, The giver and the person who received it, but there's no sign of the money being exchanged in the account.
So the investigation has to slow down because there is no basis. There is no statement from the money provider. So the recipient will of course deny the charges, theres also no witnesses.
If theres no conclusive proof police should have to investigate and find it. So police are now looking for the usual cash register, but that part is not coming out. Thats why police has been saying theres not much to talk about, theres no update yet and they dont really talk about bribery these days.
The statement can be very significant evidence, but there is no testimony from former and incumbent employees now. That means there are no whistleblowers.
When this situation dies down, and back at the club and the MDs usually earn 2-3 mio won a month. So, you don't have to say what you saw, but you have to come back someday, so you've been diving.
It's all gone now and the club is closed, so it's hard for the police to summon and question someone because there's no evidence.
Media tried to get access to club officials in Gangnam to cover the story, but they had a hard time meeting. Most of the time, gangnam club officials said that they leave the club for a while and stay hidden. Getting a statement from those people (club officials) is the most important thing. Media received information in advance. But when they approach it for the sake of storytelling, they can't cooperate again.
Because former club officials are having a hard time, they are refusing to come forward and talk, and the police are in a similar situation. Club employees usually change their cell phones about once every three months.
As you can see in the Seungri and JJY cases, the main conversations and the secret conversations are kept in the Kakao talk room. It's difficult to trace the contents of the chat room because there's no clear evidence, so it's hard to apply for a search warrant.
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's metropolitan investigation unit is at the center. So the Seoul Metropolitan Government chief is in charge of the investigation. It is regrettable that there are no results to clear up public suspicions.
It's hard to say conclusively, but under the current circumstances, there's less chance that there will be more collusive suspicions than there are now.
The report about BS case is still being made, but the ongoing investigation involves the alleged sexual favors of seungri.4 or 5 women involved were called in to investigate, and they obtained significant statements about sexual intercourse and sexual services.
Police said that it is still difficult to give a specific answer when they were asked what kind of 4 / 5 women.
But it secured information that it was checking whether the sex was paid or not and that direct sexual relations were made.
Police only said that they were checking whether the sex was paid or not and that direct sexual relations were made.
source: YTN (https://news.v.daum.net/v/20190402163906752)
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Date: 2019-04-02 10:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 10:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 02:00 pm (UTC)Via reddit
Date: 2019-04-02 10:27 pm (UTC)SBS News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Faa_ucdKhU) via btsstory (https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/b6hl5z/burning_molka_14_seungri_booked_for_sharing_molka/ejyuf6c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x)
RE: Via reddit
Date: 2019-04-02 10:34 pm (UTC)RE: Via reddit
Date: 2019-04-02 11:25 pm (UTC)RE: Via reddit
Date: 2019-04-03 09:36 am (UTC)Re: Via reddit
Date: 2019-04-03 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 10:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 10:53 pm (UTC)The prosecutors office is not looking good right now.
corporate shenanigans. I wonder what the Le Meridien licensing contract says, perhaps they'll squeeze the owner for violating the contract (illegality & reputational tarnish should be built into it.) The more pressure, the more likely someone makes a mistake.
Thanks OP!
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Date: 2019-04-02 10:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-02 11:19 pm (UTC)I abhor this world.
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Date: 2019-04-03 12:34 am (UTC)It's super crazy that all of this is coming to be from a really careless mistake on JJY's end. Without it this honestly probably would've just been swept under the rug as a "no way any of that is true" statement
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Date: 2019-04-03 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 12:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 02:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 09:40 am (UTC)(sorry, i needed this gif :screams: )
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Date: 2019-04-03 02:04 pm (UTC)i love jonathan qe <3
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Date: 2019-04-03 03:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 05:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 09:38 am (UTC)Also at this point, burn them all including the high ranks police because obviously nothing is going to happen now. There will be no charges, no prison, nothing. Police is way too highly involved and the country is way to crippled with the idea that this is all normal.
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Date: 2019-04-03 04:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-03 04:24 pm (UTC)