G-Dragon Tests Negative for Drugs

Singer G-Dragon (35, real name Kwon Ji-yong) and actor Lee Sun-kyun (48), who were booked by police on charges of drug use, are testing negative.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency's drug crime investigation team investigated Lee Sun-kyun and G-Dragon, who are suspected of drugs under the Narcotics Control Act. As they are top stars in their respective field, they drew public attention during internal investigations and bookings, and various criticisms poured out even before the charges were proved. However, public opinion is also mixed as the two were tested "negative" in the detailed examination and the simple reagent test, respectively.

In particular, in the case of G-Dragon, the police are facing public embarrasment as it was revealed that only the statement of the informant and the head of the entertainment establishment A (29, female) was secured without physical evidence. G-Dragon, who has strongly denied the allegations since they first surfaced last month, replied to reporters' question, "Is there any evidence presented by the police?" after completing the first police investigation on the 6th, "I don't think there is. There wasn't."

In addition, he showed jokes and actions that would be difficult to come out unless he was confident of his innocence. In response, it was reported that inside the police, there was a voice of self-mocking, saying, "The police were mocked by the suspect after making criminal charges without clear evidence." On the 10th, he refuted the police's claim that G-Dragon had hair removal to destroy evidence, saying, "The police's claim that he had hair removal all over his body to hide the charges is false."

The results of the National Forensic Service's precise evaluation are key for both. In the first police investigation, G-Dragon collected nails along with his hair and sent them to the National Forensic Service on the 7th to conduct a precise evaluation.

If G-Dragon, like Lee Sun-kyun, has a negative result of the National Forensic Service's precise evaluation, it could be more difficult to prove the charges in the future. The police plan to conduct a reinforcement investigation as soon as the results of the National Forensic Service's detailed evaluation are released and recall him again.

Police are also likely to make efforts to secure phone details such as G-Dragon's mobile phone. Earlier, the police secured various evidence by digitally forensicsing Lee Sun-kyun's cell phone. However, in the case of G-Dragon, a warrant requested by the police to check his call details has already been rejected by the court once. The reason was that the criminal charges were not clearly stated.

The prevailing opinion in the legal community is that the police should secure objective evidence first. This is because it is not easy to prosecute and maintain prosecution only with circumstantial evidence. A lawyer specializing in criminal law said, "It was revealed that the statement of the head of the entertainment establishment was behind the criminal charges against G-Dragon. At present, there seems to be insufficient evidence for the police to prosecute. He explained that the results of the drug administration test continue to be negative, and it is difficult to prosecute without evidence other than the statement of the person concerned.

Another legal official said, "It is highly likely that the statement will be reversed in the course of the prosecution's investigation and trial after indictment based on the statement. It is very important to secure other evidence, such as presenting the "positive" results from the National Forensic Service test as effective evidence and identifying the timing and frequency of administration through digital forensics, they said.

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