"Illegal Gambling." Comedian Lee Jinho is here... "Sorry."

Appearance as a suspect eight days after confessing to 'illegal gambling on the Internet'
Police ask about the size of gambling...Investigating the Possibility of AccompliceLee Jin-ho "Started Illegal Gambling on the Internet in 2020...a large debt"
BTS, Jimin, and other celebrity acquaintances owe hundreds of millions of won.

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Comedian Lee Jin-ho is being investigated by police eight days after confessing to illegal gambling on the Internet.

The police are investigating the timing and scale of gambling against Lee, as well as the process of borrowing money from acquaintances.

Reporter Yuh-hyun reports.

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Comedian Lee Jin-ho, who attended the police, only repeated his apologies.

[Lee Jin-ho / Comedian: (What made you excluded from illegal gambling?) I'm sorry. (What do you think about the alleged fraud?) I'm sorry. (Do you have anything to say to the victim?) I'll be back after the investigation. I'm sorry.]

Lee attended the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul as a suspect eight days after confessing to illegally gambling on the Internet.

The police asked in detail when, where, and what kind of gambling Lee had.

The scale of illegal gambling is also of interest.

Some estimate that it amounts to billions of won.

Police are also continuing to investigate whether there are additional charges in addition to illegal gambling that Lee admitted himself and the possibility of accomplices.

Earlier, Lee admitted on his SNS that he started illegal gambling on the Internet in 2020.

He also stated that he owed a large amount of money in the process.

Lee Jin-ho is known to have borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from his BTS Jimin and Lee Soo-geun.

Gambling and making debts here and there are also on the list of police investigations.

The police plan to continue investigating those involved, including celebrities who lent money to Lee Jin-ho in the future.

I'm YTN's YOSHIHYUN.



Photographer: Shim Won-bo