"People Around Park Soo-hong Approached Everything Strategically"

Broadcaster Park Suhong's parents denied the embezzlement allegations against Park Suhong's older brother and his wife by exposing unverified details of Park Suhong's private life and harshly criticizing those around him.


According to the legal community on the 14th, Park Suhong's father, Mr. Park (84), and mother, Mrs. Ji (81), appeared as witnesses at the trial of Park Suhong's older brother and his wife on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement), held the previous afternoon at the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Division 11 (Presiding Judge Bae Seongjung).

Photo by Yonhap News

Photo by Yonhap News

View original image

Before their appearance, the parents claimed their eldest son's innocence to the News1 reporters and criticized Park Suhong's wife Kim Daye, as well as the tax accountant and lawyer Noh Jong-eon who assist him, saying, "They all approached Suhong with a plan." Regarding Park Suhong's wife, they said, "When you get married, since your husband has money, you should stay modestly at home, so why have you ruined our family like this?"

Park Soo-hong and Son Heon-su <span>[Image source=Son Heon-su Instagram]</span>

Park Soo-hong and Son Heon-su [Image source=Son Heon-su Instagram]

View original image

They also turned their anger toward Park Suhong's close friend, comedian Son Heonsu. "He is really a bad guy. What does he know? He threw away honest people like (Yoon) Jeongsu, and brothers like (Kim) Gukjin and (Kim) Yongman, and hangs out with those kinds of people..." They raised their voice, saying, "If he really loved Suhong, would he let things be destroyed like this?"


To protect their eldest son, they did not hesitate to criticize their second son as well. About Park Suhong, they said, "He used to hang out with those who go to clubs, and his eyes changed," adding, "When he came into the courtroom, I looked into his eyes and thought, 'This is serious.' All the bad things have gathered."


The same attitude was shown in court. The father claimed unverified facts, saying, "I have supported him for 32 years, cleaning up even the used condoms after he slept with women," and "When there was a baby, I once asked my older brother and sister-in-law to take care of it."


Park Suhong's older brother and his wife were brought to trial on charges of embezzling 6.2 billion won of Park Suhong's appearance fees and other funds while operating two entertainment agencies, Lael and Mediaboom, from 2011 to 2021. The prosecution suspects that during this period, the couple embezzled 1.17 billion won for real estate purchases, 90 million won for unauthorized use of other funds, 90 million won using the agency's credit card, 2.9 billion won withdrawn without authorization from the complainant's personal account, and 1.9 billion won through salary transfers using false employee registrations.


Park Suhong's older brother and his wife admitted to some of the charges but denied most of the embezzlement allegations, including the use of corporate cards and payment of salaries to fictitious employees.



The next trial is scheduled for December 1 at 11:10 a.m.


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.

Today’s Briefing