Singer Seungri's Business Partner Yoo In-seok Appeals for Leniency at Final Trial

On May 14 last year, Yoon In-seok, former CEO of Yuri Holdings, is entering the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, to attend a pre-trial detention hearing. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Yoo In-seok, former CEO of Yuri Holdings, who was indicted along with former Big Bang member singer Seungri on charges including violation of the Food Sanitation Act and the Act on the Punishment of Procuring Sexual Traffic related to the club ‘Burning Sun,’ appealed for leniency to the court during the final trial.

At the final trial held on the 24th at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 26 (Presiding Judge Kim Rae-ni), Yoo said, “I would be grateful if you could give me a chance to live properly as a husband and father, even at this late stage.”

Yoo’s defense attorney also appealed for leniency, stating, “Since the incident, the defendant and his spouse have been targets of criticism through reports and comments, and the family has not been able to go out together until now,” and “Please consider that the defendant has been living in a prison without bars for a long time.”

Yoo married actress Park Han-byul in 2017. Park’s agency revealed last month that she is currently residing in Jeju Island.

On this day, the defense also argued that including 1.2 million won for golf entertainment expenses in Yoo’s indictment was excessive.

Meanwhile, the prosecution stated that some circumstances of the indictment have changed and that they will separately submit their sentencing opinion to the court in the future.

Yoo is accused of facilitating prostitution to foreign investors together with Seungri between 2015 and 2016.

He is also charged with embezzlement of company funds by paying for golf expenses with Yuri Holdings’ money while playing golf with Police Commissioner Yoon Gyu-geun, nicknamed the ‘Police Chief,’ who is suspected of collusion with the club Burning Sun.

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