Court testimony came out that Yang Hyun-suk, the former executive producer of YG Entertainment (CEO), threatened to say, 'It's not even a matter of killing you.'
A, a former singer trainee, appeared as a witness at the 3rd trial of Yang, held at the hearing of the 23rd Criminal Settlement Section (Chief Judge Jo Byeong-gu) of the Seoul Central District Court on the 18th and said, "(At the time) I thought I would die if I didn't listen to this person. “He testified to that effect.
Yang, who was arrested on drug charges, was accused of convincing and intimidating Mr. A to stop the investigation when Mr. A, a former member of iKON (real name Kim Han-bin), was charged with drug purchases while under investigation by the police. Threats of retaliation under the Punishment Act).
In the courtroom that day, Mr. A testified that he met with Yang at the YG office in August 2016 and had a two-hour interview, saying that he heard threats and words of conciliation.
Prosecutors said, "Is it true that the defendant Yang Hyun-suk said to the witness, 'I am a person who can see all the statements of evidence. You are in the entertainment industry, but it is not even going to kill you. ', and Mr. A replied, "Yes."
Explaining the situation at the time, Mr. A said, "I thought I would die if I didn't listen to this person (former CEO Yang) here.
In response, Yang's former representative is acknowledging that he met Mr. A, but is arguing that he is not guilty, saying that he did not coerce or threaten to make false statements.
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