The Ministry of Justice launched a fact-finding investigation after it was revealed that a prison guard at Somang Prison had demanded a bribe of 30 million won from singer Kim Ho-jung in exchange for a prison transfer.
As a result of the Hankyoreh’s coverage on the 16th, the Ministry of Justice identified the circumstances in which prison guard A asked Mr. Kim, who was imprisoned at Somang Prison on charges of hit-and-run, “to give me 30 million won in exchange for moving to prison” and began an investigation. Mr. Kim was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by a court in April on charges of hit-and-run, and was then transferred from Seoul Detention Center to Somang Prison in August.