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Prosecutors defend Park Bom over drug-smuggling claims
박봄 '마약 밀수’ 논란 적극 해명
Posted : 2014-07-01 13:28
Updated : 2014-07-01 13:31
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Seoul prosecutors denied a newspaper claim they let singer Park Bom off the hook for drug smuggling four years ago.

A Segye Ilbo report on Monday revealed that Korean customs officers caught Park trying to import 82 amphetamine pills through international shipping in October 2010. Amphetamines are banned in Korea, and the newspaper questioned why the prosecution suspended its indictment of Park.

In response to the article, prosecution officials said Park had been legally prescribed amphetamines for her medical conditions when she lived in the United States.

"Smuggling and using amphetamine is a crime punishable by five-plus years in prison, so of course we are very careful in indicting people over this," a prosecution official said. "We take a hard look at the information, and there was no preferential treatment for Park.

"Through our investigation, we confirmed that Park had been prescribed amphetamines in the U.S. When she came to Korea, she felt that the drugs that contained no amphetamines did not work as well, so she ordered amphetamine pills based on what she had been prescribed in the U.S."

Park is a member of 2NE1, one of the country's most popular girl pop groups. Yang Hyun-suk, head of YG Entertainment, which manages 2NE1, criticized the Segye Ilbo report and briefly explained Park's medical condition in a letter posted on the company's website.

When she was a schoolgirl in the U.S., Park suffered psychological shock after witnessing a friend die during a football game, according to Yang. She received counseling and treatment and the drugs prescribed at an American hospital included amphetamines.


박봄 '마약 밀수’ 논란 적극 해명

검찰이 유명 걸그룹 ‘2NE1’ 멤버 박봄(31)씨의 마약 밀수 내사 사건을 입건 유예했다는 세계일보의 보도에 대해 검찰과 2NE1의 소속사인 YG엔터테인먼트가 적극적으로 해명하고 나섰다.

세계일보는 박씨가 2010년 10월12일 국제 특송우편을 통해 한국에서는 향정신성의약품으로 분류되는 암페타민 82정을 미국에서 밀수입하다 인천국제공항 세관에 적발되었는데 검찰이 입건유예로 처벌을 면해줬다고 주장했다.

검찰관계자는 이에 대해 암페티민을 밀수해서 복용하면 징역 5년 이상의 형에 처해지는 중죄이기 때문에 그런 사건일수록 더 엄격하게 사실관계를 살펴볼 수밖에 없다고 밝혔다.

박씨는 개인 질병의 치료를 위해 미국에서 암페타민을 처방 받아왔는데 이후 한국에 들어온 뒤 병원에서 처방 받은 암페타민이 없는 약이 잘 듣지 않아 미국에서 처방 받던 데로 암페타민을 주문했다는 것이다.

암페타민은 필로폰으로 불리는 메스암페타민과 화학구조가 유사해 한국의수사기관에선 사실상 필로폰으로 간주해 처벌된다. 하지만 미국에선 제한된 범의에서 의료용으로 허가되는 약품이다.

한편 YG엔터테인먼트의 양현석 대표는 1일 오전 공식 블로그를 통해 장문의 글로 공식입장을 대신했다.

양현석은 미국에서 자란 박봄이 어린 시절 축구선수가 꿈이었을 당시 불행히도 경기 도중 친한 친구가 사고로 세상을 떠나게 된 것을 직접 목격하고 큰 충격과 슬픔에 빠진 사실을 설명했다.

양현석은 '그 이후 수년간 정신과 상담과 심리 치료를 함께 병행해 왔으며 미국의 유명한 대학 병원에서 정식으로 처방해주는 약을 꾸준히 복용해 왔다고 합니다'며 '4년 전까지 미국 대학 병원에서 정식으로 처방받은 약을 수년간 복용해왔습니다만, 바쁜 스케줄로 미국에 갈 수 없게 되자 박봄의 어머니와 할머니가 같은 병원에서 처방받은 약을 우편으로 전달받는 과정에서 국내에는 금지된 약품으로 세관에서 문제가 된 것입니다. 상식적으로 어머니와 할머니가 딸과 손녀에게 마약을 구해주는 사람이 어디 있겠습니까?'라고 해명했다.
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