Suspicion Surrounding Hwang Hana's Drug Case and Husband's Death... What Is the Connection with Telegram Drug Chatroom 'Vatican'?

[Asia Economy Reporter Nah Han-ah] Allegations have arisen surrounding Hwang Hana (33), who was arrested and brought to trial for using drugs again and committing theft during her probation period, involving connections to a drug crime organization and suspicions regarding the death of her husband, Mr. Oh.

On the 6th, SBS's investigative program "Unanswered Questions" (Geu-al) production team traced the relationships among Hwang Hana, her deceased husband Mr. Oh, Mr. Nam?Mr. Oh’s friend who is in critical condition?and the Telegram drug chatroom "Vatican."

A friend of Mr. Oh, who died by suicide, explained in a broadcast interview, "In September last year, Mr. Oh was investigated for drug use charges on behalf of Hwang Hana, and after that, the two hurriedly registered their marriage." Previously, Mr. Oh testified that he secretly administered drugs to Hwang Hana while she was asleep, but in December last year, he suddenly retracted his statement and committed suicide two days later.

The friend revealed, "I was with him from midnight until the day he went to the police station," and released an audio recording containing Mr. Oh’s voice. In one of the recordings, Mr. Oh said, "I didn’t secretly give Hana methamphetamine, right? I first encountered methamphetamine in August, but I still can’t inject it into my arm. To be honest, Hwang Hana abandoned me. Hwang Hana, I will reveal the truth."

A week before Mr. Oh took his own life, Mr. Nam, a friend of Hwang Hana, also attempted suicide. According to Geu-al, Mr. Nam’s suicide note included statements that he sold drugs with Mr. Oh and wished for Hwang Hana to be punished.

In other audio recordings obtained by the production team, the name of the drug chatroom "Vatican," which existed in the Telegram drug market, appeared. In the recordings, Hwang Hana said, "All the evidence of stealing 1kg from Vatican is here. You said you made 500 million won."

According to media reports last month, the leader of "Vatican Kingdom" and his associates were arrested, and the person using the nickname "Vatican" was identified as a man in his 20s named Lee. Mr. Nam, who is in critical condition, was also revealed to have been a member of the "Vatican Kingdom" organization.

Meanwhile, Lee, the leader of "Vatican Kingdom," sent a letter he wrote himself while incarcerated to the Geu-al production team, claiming, "I have never met Hwang Hana even once. The real drug leader is someone else."

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