[New Square 2PM] Kim Ho-joong was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison.First trial "bad crime"

■ Host: anchor Lee Se-na, anchor Na Kyung-chul
■ Starring: lawyer Sohn Soo-ho

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[Anchor]
This time, let's look at incidents and accidents that are receiving a lot of attention.

Case 2 now, today we will be with lawyer Sohn So-ho. Welcome.

Singer Kim Ho-joong, who was indicted on charges of drunk hit-and-run, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in the first trial today?

[Sonho]
That's right. A total of four people have been tried. Kim Ho-joong, the CEO of the agency, and three directors were tried while in custody. The 38-year-old manager was tried without detention. All four were found guilty. I'll introduce you in a little while what specific allegations were made. First of all, as you said earlier, the sentence is two and a half years in prison for Kim Ho-joong, two and a half years in prison for the CEO, and a year and a half for the head of the headquarters. The manager was sentenced to one year in prison, but he was given two years of probation.

[Anchor]
All four of them will be punished. Although Kim Ho-joong admitted to drinking late, the prosecution indicted him on charges of drunk driving and excluded him. If the charges of drunk driving were included in the prosecution, it is estimated that the sentence would have been aggravated.

[Sonho]
That could have been the case. But I think today's sentence itself is more of a strong condemnation of what happened after the driving act. So a lot of people would know.Ma failed to take a breathalyzer test on time. That's why the police made the estimate through various efforts.The police also saw that the result itself could be punished for drunk driving.Prosecutor Ma did not prosecute at all because he said it was not easy to be convicted after receiving the data, but instead, he is guilty of dangerous driving injuries under the Special Act. This is a crime that occurs when you hurt another person while driving in such a difficult situation where you cannot drive normally due to the influence of drinking, even if your blood alcohol level is not accurate. They prosecuted it and convicted it.

In addition, there is also a crime of escape injury under the Special Price Act. At that time, the taxi driver was injured. He was injured for two weeks, but he left the injured person behind and ran away, so the crime of escape injury under the Special Act was established. The taxi was also broken about this. Since he was in a state of damage, he nevertheless fled without action, which is also a crime of non-action after an accident under the Road Traffic Act. This seems to have all been acknowledged. The other is a criminal escapist. In other words, Kim Ho-joong, the representative, and the general manager, who received a one-year prison sentence and two years of probation, instructed the police to turn themselves in false instead. This was also recognized, and Kim Ho-joong was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

[Anchor]
In the end, it seems that the crime of disgust had a great influence. Didn't Kim Ho-joong be sentenced today while in custody? Have you heard anything about what it looked like?

[Sonho]
Of course, the possibility of conviction was very high, so it couldn't have been a bright look. Also, I kept looking down without looking at the audience. On the other hand, many fans came to the court. I can understand how you feel, how you feel sorry, and how you feel supportive. I think a sentence of two and a half years in prison is quite heavy. I didn't expect to be sentenced to two and a half years in prison, especially in light of these similar cases. Even one of the important sentencing factors is the agreement with the victim. We already reached an agreement with the affected taxi driver a long time ago. Of course, I did a lot of things in the beginning.After that, Ma generally acknowledged what he did.

And I wrote a letter of apology. That's why I'm careful.Ma even thought he might be sentenced to probation. However, looking at today's sentence, I think various factors that we don't know outside or know exactly worked to make the sentence heavy.

[Anchor]
So, it means that much more sentences were sentenced in the first trial than the lawyer expected, but the prosecution also caused public resentment in the final trial in September. He pointed out that he caused public resentment by obstructing justice, and today the court also rebuked him a lot. So, he rebuked me, saying that the nature of the crime was poor and irresponsible.

[Sonho]
That's right. As you said a while ago, I couldn't prosecute for drunk driving. But the reason is not that the investigative agency did anything wrong, but that Kim Ho-joong left the scene, ran away, went into hiding, and even drank more. So he claimed that he never drank alcohol in the beginning. After that, I performed, and then it ended, so I thought I had no choice, but I admitted to drinking. These parts were also actions that had to give a very bad impression to the investigative agency. And today, while the court explained the reason for the sentencing, it criticized very loudly.

First of all, I point out the first part of the irresponsible escape. After an accident, anyone can make a mistake. And anyone can make the wrong choice and make the wrong one, and I think it's very important what to do after that. But Kim Ho-joong ran away irresponsibly. And I give false embroidery to my manager. Not only that, but it also leaves false conversations. What this is is that the manager has to give in false information.

But if you just go and say, "I drove this," you'll be suspected, so you create a fake conversation between Kim Ho-joong and the manager who falsely turned himself in. In other words, the manager calls Kim Ho-joong. I was driving a luxury car and caused an accident, and Kim Ho-joong answered the phone and said he would know even though he had caused the accident.

[Anchor]
You're acting.

[Sonho]
I even created a conversation like that. These parts, the fact that they made fairly meticulous efforts to hide the singer's faults, must have seemed bad to the court, and to give you a little more detail, what happened at that time? The CEO of the agency was sentenced to two years in prison and the head of the division was also sentenced to one and a half years in prison. There was an evidence destruction teacher, there was a criminal evacuation teacher, especially a direct evidence destruction. In addition to this, there was even a second round of drunk driving. What happened is that there was something new that was revealed during the prosecution's investigation. On the premise that all the charges were admitted because I didn't see the ruling in person, Kim Ho-joong first leaves the scene after the accident. It's leaving, it's on the screen a lot. After leaving, I call the agency from 200 meters away. There's an accident here, I'm here, so I tell them to come quickly.

So the CEO and the general manager call the manager and say, "Let's change the driver." Then, the director comes to the place where Kim Ho-joong is. After coming on, remove the black box memory card that was in that luxury vehicle. Since then, various comprehensive obstructions of justice have already been made. But that's not all. The manager arrives at the escape location at 0:30 p.m. around 30 minutes later. Here, Kim Ho-joong and the manager change clothes. It's to change clothes and prepare false embroidery in earnest. But here, Kim Ho-joong escapes, and at this time, there is a separate van used to escape, not the accident vehicle that caused the accident.

But the person who drove the van was the manager, and that manager was also drinking. These situations. Also, around 2 a.m., the general manager and the manager come together and make false embroidery at the police box. But it became the evening of May 16, about a week after false embroidery. Come to think of it, I thought I should get rid of that black box video when I ran away with a carnival car and a van. So even the black box memory card that was in the vehicle late is removed. Since various actions were planned and meticulous, the court's point of view is how to give leniency despite this situation. In many ways, it seems that there was no choice but to criticize severely.

[Anchor]
In order to cover up Kim Ho-joong's crimes, we all worked together to commit another crime. Didn't Kim Ho-joong submit a letter of apology to the court three times? I'll keep my head up and live my life straight. It is said that this was included, but was this not reflected in the sentencing at all?

[Sonho]
It would have been reflected. But writing a letter of apology itself is not a very important factor. Because among the various sentencing factors, there is an element of serious reflection. However, even if you write a lot of letters of apology, will everything be recognized as a serious reflection? I can't guarantee it. And even if you didn't write a letter of apology, it could be recognized as a serious reflection because of your attitude while being tried. However, even if Kim Ho-joong wrote a serious letter of apology, I think we should consider what he is reflecting on. But we can't check that. What the hell are you reflecting on? The title is only a letter of apology, but it is not actually a letter of apology, but an excuse, or even a point about another person, or even the victim, not necessarily this case, but generally. Therefore, it seems that the content of the letter of apology is more important than the number of letters of apology. And more than the contents of the letter of apology, what was said in court. And how you agreed with the victim is important, but you agreed with the victim. I also reflected on myself in court. I also wrote a letter of apology. Even so, even if such favorable factors are acknowledged, the circumstances that must be punished strictly are much greater when considering the various aspects shown after this crime. It seems to have been reflected like this.

[Anchor]
I think crime is a representative example of another crime in a series, but many people say this. When I first caused the accident, if I had admitted it at that time, I would never have gone this far. We talk about that a lot now.

[Sonho]
I think so too. First of all, even if you look at the social part before you look at the legal part, the various criticisms, criticisms, or damage to the image you are receiving now are quite enormous. Of course, it's wrong to drink and drive, and it's also wrong to cause an accident.I think the situation would have gotten a little less worse than now. Second, even legally, if you have an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol and you have an agreement with the victim, you are not often sentenced to prison. It probably ended in a fine beyond the expression that it's not a lot. But I ended up here because I was responding like this to avoid that. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't understand what the situation would have been.

Because I'm a celebrity and image is very important, I made this wrong choice when I couldn't judge properly, but even if the driver was drunk and made such a proposal and made a judgment, the head of the agency and the head of the division needed to respond properly and acknowledge the mistakes, so I think it's difficult for four people to be criminally punished and for not being able to do so.

[Anchor]
The lawyer also said that an unexpected and serious sentence came out, so wouldn't there be a possibility of going to an appeal trial?

[Sonho]
That's right. From the defendants' point of view, it will not be easy to confirm this sentence without appealing it now. I don't think you would have easily guessed that a sentence like this would be sentenced. I think the lawyer in charge probably said so, but that's why it seems that he will try to lower the sentence through an appeal. However, there is a part of the story that the court told today that needs to be noted. I made an excuse that was hard to understand. And he made an excuse that was hard to understand and denied. What this is about is that in order to punish for drunk driving, there must be a blood alcohol level. But because there was no such thing, he was charged with dangerous driving injuries.

However, in order for the crime of dangerous driving injuries to be established, it must be difficult to drive normally due to the influence of alcohol. But I need proof to prove it. But one of the proofs is the video. In other words, through these videos, including videos near the apartment and in front of the pub, my face turned red, my neck turned red, and my walking was not natural.

These parts were found through evidence, and it seems that they eventually became evidence of guilt. Nevertheless, what kind of excuse did defendant Kim Ho-joong make? For example, it's a family.If Ma claimed that his face turned red because he was not drinking, but for other reasons, he might actually be considered a very irresponsible excuse, if not, I don't know, but if not, it's acceptable.

Second, the prosecutor's words were like this. I stumbled so hard that I couldn't control myself. Normal walking was impossible. In this way, the prosecutor insisted and submitted the video as evidence, but if Kim Ho-joong denied that part, I walked like that at that time because my legs hurt. It's not because I'm drunk, it's just how I walk. If you've made excuses by talking about things like that, it's okay if this is accepted.If Ma is not recognized, it can be a very unfavorable factor for sentencing. That's why I guess.Ma denied these parts, making excuses that were hard to understand. If you appeal, if you want to lower the sentence, I think it's another way to admit all these parts comprehensively and make mistakes again.

[Anchor]
The results of the first trial came out today, and if you appeal, you should pay attention to how the appeals court will judge this matter. Before moving on to the next topic, we will watch the related video together.

The content to be dealt with this time is also the drunk driving case. So, a Porsche driver in his 50s who caused a death accident by speeding under the influence of alcohol was sentenced to prison in the first trial. What is it about?

[Sonho]
It happened on June 27th of this year. At around 0:45 after midnight, a driver in his 50s drove very fast in Jeonju with a luxury car. At that time, it was 159 kilometers per hour. It was an unimaginable speed. At that time, it was a general road with a speed limit of 50km. I drove at such a high speed here. And I collided with a light car that didn't even break the traffic laws, and there were two 19-year-old women in the light car. So the driver died. And the passenger was lucky to be saved.Ma is still unconscious. It was a very serious situation, but what's more surprising and even more angry is that after causing the accident like this, I did the so-called drunk behavior that I saw in Kim Ho-joong's case a while ago. I think I'll have to tell you more about this in detail later.

[Anchor]
The court sentenced him to six years in prison. He pointed out that he committed the crime during the probation period.

[Sonho]
And not only that, but this driver has already been punished twice for drunk driving. Nevertheless, I did this again. However, we also reached an amicable agreement with the families of the two victims. So, considering these parts comprehensively, he was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of 1 million won. The court's story is very heartbreaking. He said that the lives of the two young men and their families collapsed completely.

[Anchor]
He said he gave a very absurd explanation for the drunk ride after the accident you just mentioned.

[Sonho]
That's right. I'm quite angry about how I came to drink and what happened until I came to drink. This Porsche driver was also caught in the vehicle because there was a significant accident. The driver of the vehicle was also involved, but the rescue was made. But then I went to the hospital first. After I went to the hospital, I said that the hospital must have sutures.Ma rejects this for now. And he asks his company staff to buy him alcohol while he's in the hospital. That's why I drank two cans of beer that the employee bought. The court decided that this was an act to hide the fact of drunk driving, so-called drunk driving, but the hospital refused suturing surgery and then asked the company employee to buy alcohol, so I drank it. But the story I told while drinking at that time was so shocking. I bought a drink because I was upset that the car I was saving was damaged. He made an excuse that he drank and drove at 159 kilometers per hour, hit and killed a person, went to the hospital, drank and drank because he was upset because the vehicle was damaged. I can't help but get really angry while listening to these stories.

[Anchor]
There was also criticism that the police's response was inappropriate when the habitual offenders and the actions they took after the accident caused anger. What's this about?

[Sonho]
I'm sorry about this, too. Because after the accident, I was able to take a breathalyzer test after 2 hours and 20 minutes. But I was able to do it right away, but I ended up doing it late. But what happened was that after 2 hours and 20 minutes, the result was 0.051% but I couldn't use it and used it at 0.036%. The reason is that the driver said right away that I can't do it, and the police sent it after that. First of all, the police sent it, so didn't they just listen to the driver and send it at the scene? However, because of that, it is pointed out that the breathalyzer test happened too late, so the exact figures were not used.

[Anchor]
I think that the case of Kim Ho-joong, which we looked at earlier, was a very bad precedent. It's a so-called drunken method. I think there are a lot of drivers who said that we used a drunken method while delivering the news. But I think this is a part that should be enacted legally.

[Sonho]
So tomorrow's plenary session will deal with the so-called Kim Ho-joong Act, which is called by someone. Even if he got drunk, Kim Ho-joong was punished. Then you might think that we don't have to make a drunk punishment law. However, that's not the case because Kim Ho-joong was punished for recognizing other crimes, such as dangerous driving injuries or escape injuries, in addition to simply drinking and driving. In other cases, they are found not guilty through drinking. So I think I'll get caught driving, but I go quickly and have a drink. This is why there are cases that make it impossible to measure.

Therefore, in order to legalize and disable alcohol measurement, such regulations that impose criminal punishment if you drink additional alcohol have been made, and if they are processed at the plenary session tomorrow, there will be a huge change that can be punished by itself. It might be funny to find a positive factor in an incident.Ma strongly expressed his opinion that the law was made so quickly six months after Kim Ho-joong's case, and that the prosecution should punish him strictly for so-called obstruction of justice. In addition, the political community responded to this, and it seems that various revisions were made quite quickly.

[Anchor]
I'll look forward to getting rid of the way to drink. The next topic we prepared is a shocking incident. Let's watch the related video first.

[Anchor]
The identity of an active military officer who killed a female military officer who worked with her and then damaged the body and abandoned it was revealed and you saw it a little while ago. This is the first time a suspect has been identified as a soldier?

[Sonho]
That's right. When the law is in place, personal information is to be disclosed if the requirements are met. And there are often cases where personal information is disclosed after committing a very shocking crime. Like this, an active-duty soldier, and Yang Kwang-jun, an officer. According to the announcement, this is the first time that the identity of the suspect has been officially disclosed as a soldier.

[Anchor]
With the release of Yang Kwang-joon's photo, there seem to be a lot of reactions saying that he looks so normal.

[Sonho]
That's right. That's why I think more and more people were surprised. In a way, if someone commits a crime due to a specific motive, it is difficult to predict criminality or crime through impression. I think this case is also the same.

[Anchor]
Before the official personal information was released, some YouTube channels released Yang's name and graduation album without a mosaic. Isn't there a legal problem in this area since it has spread online as well?

[Sonho]
There is enough room for trouble. And there are still pros and cons of the personal disclosure system, and of course, the current laws exist and operate, but various continuous supplements are being made. Also, one of them is the risk of damage to family members and acquaintances. In other words, families are not criminals. And acquaintances are not criminals either. Nevertheless, if a person who has a certain relationship with someone is known like this, it can cause quite a lot of damage. And there may be younger children in the family. In this case, you have to be careful because there may be damage that is really difficult to recover, and there is a fear that something that is quite unimaginable will happen. I don't know if it's operated by laws and systems.Ma is not, and the public disclosure is actually quite concerning. [Anchor] Everyone can expect this to be a legal problem, but is it because it's more profitable to release this on YouTube or a channel like this? How do you see it?

[Sonho]
Of course, don't we reveal everything to foreign countries? On the basis that foreign media say everything, there may be a position that I will do the same, so don't point it out. The second is your sense of justice or mission. I can act with the belief that these criminals should be punished severely and that everyone should know about these criminals. But if you do this purely for your own popularity or purely for your financial gain, the social harm that will result will be huge. And there's a lot of cases where some are purely just, some are not purely for money, but all of them are combined. So this way, I can gain popularity, I can be seen as a cooler person, I can be seen as a hotter person, and I can also make money. There are cases where these things work comprehensively and do things that are not institutionalized or supported by the system. If this is not sanctioned well, there will be followers who continue to follow in the same direction. Then, if there is competition with each other, it will become more active. There's something a little concerning.

[Anchor]
There seem to be many people who spread information posted online on YouTube channels and social media, so please let me know what kind of charges you can be punished for in this case.

[Sonho]
The content will be important. Whose picture is it, whose information is it, and what its contents are like. Or in some cases, not only simple photos or personal information, but also things that happened before, or it turned out to be false again. There are cases where these things continue to be spread indiscriminately. Of course, it's defamatory enough. And since there is a possibility of civil liability, of course, what the content is will determine whether it is subject to punishment by the law.Even if Ma simply spreads it, there is a possibility of criminal punishment, so I think I need to think about whether I need to do that.

[Anchor]
The whole story of this horrible incident is also being revealed. It is now said that the two were in an internal relationship.

[Sonho]
The reporters who covered the story were aware of such stories a long time ago, but it does not appear to have been reported at the media level until the police officially announced it. But today the police told a similar story. maintained an inappropriate relationship And the perpetrator is married and the victim is single. At the same time, the police said that each of them was about to be transferred and the contract was about to expire, resulting in various relationship-related disputes. And we fought even harder that morning, and the crime took place around 3 p.m. If so, it is very likely that the morning bickering led to this terrible murder and subsequent damage to the body.

[Anchor]
Yang Kwang-joon is known to be the father of two children, which is even more shocking. I was willing to kill him in a police investigation while claiming that it was an accidental crime. You finally acknowledged it like this?

[Sonho]
I also thought it would be an accidental murder. Because not all data were revealed, I thought about it through the time and location of the crime at the time. The crime time was 3 p.m. It's the middle of the day. And the place of the crime was also a parking lot in the unit. This is a place where a lot of people can move and see, and in the unit, you can see who that vehicle is. From this time and place, if you were planning to commit a murder, you would not have done it at that time in that place, so I thought there was a high possibility of an accidental crime. However, the police have additionally uncovered new facts.

In other words, there were continuous disputes over relationships, and that morning, the fight was very big, and in addition to that, they searched for counterfeit numbers before the crime. And a fake number plate that actually made it that way when driving. It's a fake number plate because it's made out of paper.Ma actually covered it by making it like this, but when you look at the story of the profilers during the investigation, they also use the phrase that it was partly a premeditated crime. If so, it's not a planned crime that I said I'd kill a person there for a long time, but rather a short time because of the morning quarrel.Ma prepared for murder and killed him at 3 p.m. You can guess it like this.

[Anchor]
In order to clarify the whole story of the case a little more clearly, I think it will be important to secure criminal tools or objective evidence.

[Sonho]
He stated that he also threw his crime tools into the river. But it seems that they haven't found that part yet. However, what can be confirmed from the report is that he worked after the murder, drove the vehicle where the body was, came out of the unit, and searched for a place for the follow-up crime and purchased tools. If I did those things and planned everything in advance, I would have prepared the tools before then. That's very likely. However, given that this is not the case, even if it is not a crime caused by instant outrage, it seems that it is not a crime that has been prepared very carefully for a long time. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the facts more clearly through the perpetrator's statement. And I think that the police have already grasped all the facts of this case through phone records and investigations of people around them.

[Anchor]
We've even pointed out shocking events in many ways. So far, we've looked at major issues with lawyer Sohn So-ho. Thank you for saying that.