Doctor who supplied drugs to entertainment venue manager involved in Lee Seon-gyun threats... sentenced to 4 years in prison

A current doctor who was prosecuted for providing drugs to the manager of a nightlife establishment who threatened the late actor Lee Seon-gyun was sentenced to four years in prison.

On the 24th, the prosecution requested this sentence for Doctor A (43, male) at the sentencing hearing held at the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 14 (Presiding Judge Son Seung-beom), where he was charged with marijuana and psychotropic substances under the Narcotics Control Act.

The prosecution stated, "The defendant, being a doctor with easy access to narcotics, provided drugs to women for personal purposes," and added, "Despite witnesses testifying about the defendant in court, he denies the charges and is delaying the trial."

Doctor A, accused of providing drugs to the manager of an entertainment establishment
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In his closing argument, A’s lawyer claimed, "Regarding the crimes related to the nightlife establishment manager, the police conducted an excessive investigation amid public criticism for their aggressive inquiries involving actor Lee and singer G-Dragon, and the prosecution was based solely on the manager’s testimony seeking leniency."

He continued, "The nightlife establishment manager testified about drug offenses five times in total, but the prosecution found two of these testimonies unreliable and did not indict on those counts," emphasizing, "The manager clearly has other drug suppliers but only testifies about A, making it difficult to trust."

Appearing in court in a suit, A tearfully said, "Due to my foolish judgment in using drugs, I lost everything in an instant. The hospital has closed, I lost my home, and I am living with my parents’ help. My medical license is also expected to be revoked."

He added, "I have lost all the honor I built over 43 years, my family has been shattered, and my parents, who are over seventy, are dependent on hospital care. If given a chance in the future, I want to return to my original intention and live again as a surgeon who saves lives," appealing emotionally.

A was indicted for providing methamphetamine and ketamine three times to B (30, female), the manager of a nightlife establishment, at his hospital in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and other locations from December 2022 to August last year.

He is also accused of smoking marijuana alternately with an acquaintance in an apartment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, in January 2021, and purchasing 1 million won worth of liquid marijuana through an acquaintance near the hospital in June of the same year.

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