She stood trial on December 25.
A South Korean court docket has sentenced actress Han So Hee’s mom for working unlawful playing institutions.
On December 25, choose Kim Do Hyeong of the Chuncheon District Court docket’s Wonju department sentenced Han’s mom, Ms. Shin (55), to 1 yr in jail, suspended for 2 years. She was additionally ordered to finish 120 hours of neighborhood service.
Shin stands accused of working seven unlawful playing institutions from January 2022 to August 2024 throughout 5 areas in Wonju, Gangwon, Ulsan, and Gyeongju. In accordance with the investigation, Shin arrange grownup PC recreation rooms and infrequently collaborated with gaming room operators to permit clients to take part in unlawful on-line playing video games like baccarat.
Decide Kim’s ruling underlined the numerous monetary beneficial properties made by Shin from these unlawful operations but additionally took her lack of comparable previous convictions into consideration whereas issuing the sentence. Prosecutors have appealed the sentence, calling it too lenient.
Shin has been within the information a number of occasions previously for comparable controversies. In 2020, she was accused of embezzling personal financial savings group funds, resulting in Han So Hee getting dragged into the controversy. This yr, in September, when Shin was arrested on the fees of working the playing dens, Han’s company put out an announcement emphasizing that the actress had nothing to do together with her estranged mom’s alleged crimes.
