- Prosecutors originally wanted five years in prison with a 20 million Korean won ($17,000) fine. However, the court finalized the ruling to three years imprisonment with a fine of 1.15 billion Korean won ($990,000).
- Seungri was tried and convicted at a military court because he enlisted in the army last year, BBC reported.
- The Korean artist retired in 2019 after he was accused of supplying prostitutes to rich foreign businessmen who wanted to invest in his business.
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- However, various users called out other fans for defending Seungri despite the court’s ruling.