It served five out of 12 months.
Actor Yoo Ah in He was released from prison after taking five months following a victory in his appeal trial.
The Soul High Court has held a process of appeal for the accusation of violation of the law on the control of narcotics, decreeing that it would be sentenced to supervised freedom, a fine of ₩ 2.00 million krw (about $ 1,390 USD) With an additional sanction of ₩ 1.55 million KRW (about $ 1.070 USD), 80 hours of service to the community and 40 hours of rehabilitation lessons. He was originally sentenced to one year in prison.
Yoo Ah appeared in court wearing a uniform as a blue prison, glasses and a shaved head. He rarely spoke, speaking only to confirm his date of birth and instead held his head throughout the process. When the verdict was announced, he bowed to the judge and squeezed his hand to his lawyer.
Yoo Ah would usually use drugs intended for medical purposes such as propofol. He committed a crime by obtaining drugs using the names of his family and friends. This is a serious crime.
However, he also suffered from sleep disorders and depression for a long time. It seems that it has used this drug for treatment purposes in order to be able to sleep correctly.
He currently does not show any addiction to drugs, so we established that he would not repeat the crime. We also took into consideration that he had time to reflect on his actions during his over five months in prison and that he is not a repeated crime.
– Seoul High Court
Yoo Ah in was originally sentenced to one year in prison after being captured using propofol 181 times without adequate prescriptions. He was also accused of obtaining prescription drugs using someone else’s identity and marijuana smoke abroad. The accusation for marijuana smoke was fired due to the lack of evidence.
