Police investigate before booking gambling site using comedian Lee Jin-ho

Comedian Lee Jin-ho [Courtesy of Yonhap News]

Police have launched an internal investigation into a gambling site known to have been used by comedian Lee Jin-ho (38).

Kim Bong-sik, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said in a regular briefing held today (4th) morning, "We have transferred the gambling site used by Lee Jin-ho to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Cyber Investigation to launch an internal investigation."

Earlier, a civil petition was filed through the Kookmin Newspaper to investigate the gambling site used by Lee Jin-ho.

In addition, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul is investigating Lee Jin-ho on gambling charges. The police called Lee Jin-ho as a suspect on the 22nd of last month and investigated him.

In addition to the previous charges, additional charges of fraud on loans to acquaintances have also been filed through a petition.

In a post on SNS on the 14th of last month, Lee Jin-ho said, "I started playing on an Internet illegal gambling site as an accidental opportunity in 2020 and took on an unaffordable debt."

He belatedly withdrew from gambling and said he was paying back the money he borrowed from his acquaintances, adding, "I will also sincerely be investigated by the police and pay for my fault."

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