Yoo Ah In reversed the situation, asked to postpone the interrogation, hired a leading Korean lawyer to defend

Recently, actor Yoo Ah In's scandal of using banned substances has caused a stir in public opinion. The incident greatly affected Yoo Ah In's acting career.

On March 23, Allkpop reported that the actor asked to postpone the police interrogation, which was originally scheduled for March 24. The movie star Alive has hired a lawyer from Korea's top law firm. A representative of the law firm said that Yoo Ah In was once guaranteed by the police to have a private interrogation, but now all information about this summons is made public through the media.

"Our client Uhm Hong Sik (Yoo Ah In's real name), who is currently being investigated for violating the Drug Control Act, has previously received a summons from the Agency's Drug Crime Investigation Division. Seoul Metropolitan Police Department to participate in an interrogation this Friday (March 24).

By law, every suspect is guaranteed the right to be questioned privately under the 'Police Investigative Public Information Rule'. A police summons warrants that my client will be called in for private questioning. But as the public knows well, the information that Uhm Hong Sik will appear for police questioning on March 24 has been made public through various media. Therefore, this is clearly a violation of the current regulations on police investigation," the law firm representative shared.

Finally, the law firm emphasized, "Uhm Hong Sik has absolutely no intention of deliberately delaying the police interrogation. Once a new interrogation date is available, my client will be ready to cooperate in the investigation."

Yoo Ah In is currently facing charges of regularly abusing propofol since early 2021, as well as using other banned substances including marijuana, cocaine and ketamine.

Yoo Ah In's lawyer is said to have worked as a prosecutor for 11 years since 2006. In December 2017, he joined Kim & Chang Law Firm but is currently this lawyer. working at another law firm. The law firm also has a former chief prosecutor and a lawyer who served as hea.d of the organized crime and drug trafficking division.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Drug Crime Investigation Division summoned Yoo Ah In as a suspect in violation of the Drug Control Act, especially for banned substances, on March 24 at 10 am. Last month, the National Forensic Service revealed positive reactions to four banned substances, including marijuana, propofol, cocaine and ketamine, in Yoo Ah In's hair and urine.

Police searched and confiscated clinics and hospitals in Kangnam and Yongsan-gu in Seoul, where Yoo Ah In is suspected of having prescribed propofol and other drug.s, as well as the actor's whereabouts. They also called Yoo Ah In's manager and acquaintances as witnesses for questioning on the 13th and 14th of this month.

Yoo Ah In's drug scandal has not been officially prosecuted, but a series of consequences quickly hit the actor.

KBS has announced the decision to temporarily limit Yoo Ah In's appearance on their airwaves.

Sharing with News1, a representative from KBS confirmed that the station decided to temporarily limit the actor's appearance on television as well as the station's applications. KBS added that the decision to ban the broadcast with Yoo Ah In may be changed in the future or not depending on the results of the police investigation.

Yoo Ah In used to have a good, long-term cooperation relationship with KBS. Actor "Veteran" debuted in the entertainment industry in 2004 through KBS 2TV's Sharp. After a good cooperation, "Korea's youngest emperor" continued to participate in this station's TV series, including: "April Kiss", "Drama City", "Strongest Chil Woo", "He Who" Can't Get Married", "Sungkyunkwan Scandal"...

Before being entangled in a scandal, Yoo Ah In became a king twice when winning the Best Actor awar.d at the Blue Dragon Film Awards (the awar.d was dubbed the Korean Oscar).

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