Ok-pop star G-Dragon has been cleared of allegations of unlawful drug use by South Korean police, in keeping with media experiences.
Police had been investigating the singer and rapper, whose given title is Kwon Ji-yong, amid an ongoing crackdown on unlawful medication by the federal government of conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol.
On Tuesday, the Incheon Metropolitan Police determined to not cost the previous chief of the Ok-pop band BIGBANG for alleged drug use after that they had not obtained testimonies to assist the fees in opposition to him, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Reuters couldn’t instantly attain the police or G-Dragon for touch upon Wednesday.
G-Dragon, a trend muse and a author of many hit songs, had strongly denied the allegations, exhibiting up at a police station final month for questioning to show his innocence.
In a sit-down interview with Yonhap News TV final month, the 35-year-old star once more denied any unlawful drug use. “I have never used drugs, received or given drugs from or to anyone,” he mentioned, referring to unfavourable drug check outcomes.
A sequence of drug cost arrests, together with of chaebol heirs and celebrities, has prompted authorities to vigorously pursue a crackdown on narcotics and enhance customs inspections.
South Korea has robust drug legal guidelines, and crimes are sometimes punishable by a minimum of six months in jail or as much as 14 years for repeat offenders and sellers.
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