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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hyung-Jin Kim

South Korean police seek indictment of K-pop mogul behind BTS

South Korea K pop Mogul - (Kim Keun-soo/NEWSIS via AP)

South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairperson of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, over alleged investor fraud.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency referred Bang to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday, asking him to be indicted on a charge of violating the capital markets act, according to the police agency and the prosecutor’s office.

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