Park Soo-hong "They Have Already Been Demonized"... Petition for Severe Punishment of Elder Brother and Sister-in-law Accused of Embezzling 6.1 Billion Won

Consistently Demanding Severe Punishment at Every Court Appearance
"Given a Year and a Half Chance... No Response and Character Assassination"

Broadcaster Park Suhong submitted a petition expressing his desire for severe punishment regarding the embezzlement allegations against his older brother and sister-in-law.

According to Star News on the 9th, Park Suhong submitted the petition for severe punishment against his older brother and sister-in-law to the court on January 22.

Broadcaster Park Soo-hong is making a statement while appearing as a witness at the continuation trial of his older brother, who was indicted and detained on embezzlement charges on the afternoon of March 15 last year at the Seoul Western District Court.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Last March, Park Suhong appeared as a witness and pointed at his older brother and sister-in-law, saying, "I am the master of media play, and my brother and sister-in-law have already been demonized and the playing field is tilted," adding, "It was the other party, not me, who played the media."

Although Park Suhong did not appear at all trials except for two appearances for witness questioning during the total of 10 trials after his older brother and sister-in-law were brought to trial, he has clearly stated his position that they should be severely punished whenever he attended the trials.

He said, "For many years, I believed they were protecting my assets. They carried paper bags and said they were looking out for me, habitually claimed they never took more than 5 million won, and deceived me by saying the Magok commercial building was mine," adding, "Even though I knew about this case, because they were family, I tried to resolve it amicably with the defendants, but they only made excuses and did not show up for a year and a half."

He continued, "I changed tax accountants and was told it would take 4 to 5 years to find past records of all corporations, so I decided to file a complaint. I even wrote a letter saying that if they settled now, we could live happily, but they did not answer my calls," adding, "They tried to hide their embezzlement crimes until the end, and when I filed the complaint, they committed character assassination against me and those close to me."

Park Suhong’s older brother and sister-in-law are accused of embezzling 6.17 billion won from the entertainment agency that Park Suhong belonged to, which they operated from 2011 to 2021, including Park Suhong’s appearance fees. They were indicted in October 2022 and are currently on trial.

The prosecution requested a 7-year prison sentence for Mr. Park and a 3-year prison sentence for his wife, Ms. Lee. The first trial verdict for Park Suhong’s older brother and sister-in-law will be announced on the 14th.

Mr. Park and his wife claimed their innocence regarding the allegations, stating, "Most of it was done with Park Suhong’s consent," and "We never took Park Suhong’s personal bank account. We raised Park Suhong like our own child," expressing their grievances.

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