Big Bang Member Seungri Discharged from Military Service... Transferred to Civilian Prison

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Seungri (real name Lee Seung-hyun), a singer and former member of the group ‘Big Bang’ who was incarcerated in a military prison, will be transferred to a civilian prison. This transfer will occur simultaneously with his discharge following the final confirmation of a 1 year and 6 months prison sentence under the Military Service Act.

According to the Army Headquarters Personnel Command on the 8th, Seungri’s 1 year and 6 months prison sentence was finalized by the Supreme Court ruling on the 26th of last month. Article 136 of the Military Service Act (Military Service Disposition for Prisoners, etc.) stipulates that those sentenced to imprisonment or detention for 1 year and 6 months or longer while holding soldier status shall be assigned to wartime labor service.

Previously, Seungri was prosecuted on nine charges, including habitual gambling amounting to $1,883,000 (approximately 2.221 billion KRW) over eight occasions from December 2013 to August 2017, and multiple counts of arranging prostitution. After enlisting in the military, he underwent first and second trial proceedings in a military court and was scheduled to be discharged on September 16 of last year. However, after being detained in the first trial on August 12 of last year, he was held in the military prison’s detention cell as a soldier, resulting in a postponement of his discharge.

Seungri is expected to serve approximately nine more months of his sentence and be released around February 2023.

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