Choi Jong Hoon Admits To Bribing Police To Cover Up Past Drunk Driving Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Former FTISLAND member Choi Jong Hoon has admitted to bribing a police officer in 2016 to cover up his drunk driving incident.

On April 4, a source from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency stated that Choi Jong Hoon admitted to telling a police officer, “I’ll give you money, so let this pass,” when he was caught drunk driving in February 2016.

The police also revealed that some members of the KakaoTalk group chat with Jung Joon Young testified that they heard that Choi Jong Hoon offered 2 million won (approximately $1,762), then 5 million won (approximately $4,406), and then 10 million won (approximately $8,811) to a police officer as if he was bargaining with him.

The police officer from Yongsan Police Station who was in charge of Choi Jong Hoon’s drunk driving incident in 2016 previously stated that Choi Jong Hoon had offered him 2 million won (approximately $1,762) and that he rejected the offer.

At the time, Choi Jong Hoon was found drunk driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.097 percent. The police suspended his license and charged a fine of 2.5 million won (approximately $2,203), but he was not charged with manifesting a will to deliver a bribe. The incident ended without press coverage.

Choi Jong Hoon was previously booked for bribing the police and filming and sharing sex videos without consent.

Source: Soompi