Chairman Hong Won-sik's Wife of Namyang Dairy Products Reported for Gathering of More Than Five People

Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, is announcing his resignation as chairman after issuing a public apology regarding the recent controversy over the announcement that the company's dairy product, Bulgari, has an effect in suppressing COVID-19. This took place on the 4th at the main auditorium of Namyang Dairy Products headquarters on Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Lee Woon-kyung, advisor and wife of Hong Won-sik, chairman of Namyang Dairy Products, has been reported to the police on charges of violating the ban on private gatherings of five or more people (violation of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act).

According to the police on the 20th, the Seongbuk Police Station in Seoul received the report against the advisor earlier this month and has completed the investigation of the complainant.

The advisor is known to have hosted a dinner gathering at her residence in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, on June 19, inviting more than five people. It is reported that an employee working at the home of Chairman Hong and his wife filed the report against her.

The police plan to consider summoning the advisor for investigation based on the contents of the complainant's investigation and other factors.

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