Following an audit held on October 11th, it was revealed that BTS‘ Suga avoids disciplinary consequences following his drunk driving case due to his status as a public service worker.
Kim Jong Chul, the commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration (MMA), said during the audit of the National Defense Committee at the National Assembly that since the idol is currently serving his service, the ‘crime’ committed by him is judged under different parameters.
“I don’t think it’s entirely appropriate that he wasn’t disciplined, but we are providing education and guidance“, the commissioner said, assuring that in the process of fulfilling his military service, Suga is being well instructed, and when he comes out as a civilian, he will be an exemplary citizen, so there is no need for him to be disciplined by any authority outside the military.
However, the rapper also acknowledged that what he did was wrong, assuring everyone that he would never drive a skateboard drunk again, and although he had been fined KRW 15 million for violating the law, his current status as a public service worker exempts him from such punishment.
"I deeply apologize for the disappointment and hurt of my misbehavior to my fans and everyone who loves me," BTS' Suga said in a new handwritten statement following his drunk scootering incident. #BillboardNews pic.twitter.com/UGS2L3tmYv
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