Top court confirms suspended term for actor Yoo Ah-in in drug use case

▲ Actor Yoo Ah-in appears at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on Sept. 3, 2024, for his drug use trial. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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Top court confirms suspended term for actor Yoo Ah-in in drug use case

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a suspended prison sentence for actor Yoo Ah-in charged with habitual use of powerful sedatives.

The 38-year-old actor, whose legal name is Uhm Hong-sik, was indicted for illegally using propofol, a medical anesthetic, under the pretext of cosmetic procedures on 181 occasions between 2020 and 2022. He was also accused of abusing three other medical anesthetic drugs, including midazolam and ketamine.

The top court upheld the Seoul High Court's decision in February that sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for two years, and a fine of 2 million won (US$1,470).

Yoo was immediately released after receiving the suspended term, which overturned a one-year sentence handed by the Seoul Central District Court last September.

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