'Drunk Driving and Driver Swap' Rapper Jang Yongjun Sentenced to Probation

Rapper Jang Yong-jun, who was indicted on charges of 'drunk driving and driver substitution,' is heading to the sentencing court held at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 2nd.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Rapper Jang Yong-jun (20), who was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial on charges including drunk driving and 'driver swapping,' did not appeal.

According to the legal community on the 11th, neither Jang's side nor the prosecution appealed the first trial verdict, which sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspension and ordered 40 hours of compliance driving lectures.

Jang is the son of Jang Je-won, a member of the Future United Party. On September 7 last year, he was driving under the influence around Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, when he collided with a motorcycle. After the accident, Jang contacted an acquaintance, A (29), attempting to swap drivers, and falsely reported to the insurance company that A was responsible for the accident, according to investigations.

On the 2nd, Judge Kwon Kyung-sun of the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Division 11 sentenced Jang, who was indicted for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (dangerous driving causing injury) and the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving), to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspension and ordered him to attend 40 hours of compliance driving lectures.

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