'Gathering Ban Violation Drinking Party' Choi Jin-hyuk Summarily Indicted with 500,000 Won Fine

Actor Choi Jin-hyuk

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] Actor Choi Jin-hyuk, who was caught holding a drinking party at a nightlife establishment that violated gathering restriction measures, has been summarily indicted.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the Criminal Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Park Hyun-cheol) summarily indicted Choi on the 9th for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, imposing a fine of 500,000 won. A summary indictment is a procedure in which the prosecution requests a fine or penalty through written review instead of a formal trial. If the party involved or the court raises an objection, the case is transferred to a formal trial.

Choi is accused of holding a drinking party last October at a nightlife establishment in Samseong-dong, Nam-gu, violating gathering restriction measures. The establishment was subject to a complete business ban under the Level 4 social distancing measures applied in the Seoul area but was caught operating illegally.

The prosecution also summarily indicted about 30 people, including customers and staff present at the establishment with Choi, on the same charges.

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