Prosecutors Summarily Indict Ha Jung-woo on Suspicion of Illegal Propofol Use

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[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] The prosecution has issued a summary indictment against actor Ha Jung-woo, who was suspected of illegally administering the sedative propofol.

According to the legal community on the 3rd, the Violent Crime Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Won Ji-ae) filed a summary indictment against Ha at the end of last month, imposing a fine of 10 million won. A summary indictment is a procedure in which a summary order is requested through a written review without referring the case to a formal trial when a fine is deemed more appropriate than imprisonment or detention.

The prosecution judged that Ha illegally administered propofol more than 10 times at a plastic surgery clinic from January to September 2019 under the names of his younger brother and manager.

Meanwhile, Ha stated through his agency on the same day, "I have been fined in relation to propofol on the 28th of last month," adding, "I have disclosed all facts during the prosecution's investigation process and humbly accept the resulting disposition."

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