Prosecution Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence for BTOB's Jung Ilhoon on 'Marijuana Inhalation' Charges

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The prosecution has requested a prison sentence for Jung Ilhoon, a former member of the idol group BTOB, who was tried on charges of habitual marijuana smoking.

On the 20th, the prosecution asked the court to sentence Jung to four years in prison and to confiscate 133 million won during the sentencing hearing held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 22 (Presiding Judge Yang Cheolhan).

On this day, Jung’s defense attorney appealed for leniency, stating, "The defendant is currently reflecting on his actions," and added, "He experienced severe stress while working as a composer and trainee in the entertainment industry at a young age and tried to relieve stress in the wrong way."

Jung was indicted in April this year on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act for purchasing and smoking marijuana worth over 130 million won a total of 161 times between 2016 and 2019. The agency announced in December last year that Jung would withdraw from the group after the drug charges became known. However, Jung enlisted in the military training center on May 28 last year, one month before the police forwarded the drug-related charges to the prosecution, leading to criticism that his enlistment was an attempt to evade prosecution.

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