Hook Entertainment (hereafter referred to as Hook) refuted the suspicion of proxy prescription surrounding CEO Kwon Jin-young, saying, “It was a legal procedure.”
On the 8th, in response to SBS Entertainment News’ report on the alleged proxy prescription, Kwon Jin-young, Hook nailed down, “I received a proxy prescription in accordance with legal procedures, and there were no illegal or illegal acts in the process.”
Hook explained, “CEO Jinyoung Kwon has severe hemiplegia due to a cerebral infarction that occurred in 2015.” In response, she explained, “I am a person who can receive proxy prescriptions according to medical laws and regulations, and can also apply proxy prescriptions through acquaintances as the scope of proxy recipients is temporarily expanded.”
In addition, the agency explained that the prescription of sleeping pills was a legal procedure, saying, “I was prescribed sleeping pills according to the doctor’s permission and related laws.”
Regarding the SBS Entertainment News report that raised suspicion of proxy prescription, Hook said, “The facts are wrong and it is a serious defamation.” We believe that he intentionally misrepresented the facts in order to damage CEO Kwon Jin-young’s reputation.”
Finally, “CEO Jin-young Kwon bows his head in apology for the controversy so far and has no intention of avoiding the responsibility,” he emphasized, “It is excessive to be criticized just because CEO Jin-young Kwon did what was done legally.”
Recently, CEO Kwon Jin-young has been suspected of stealing company money by committing abusive language against singer Lee Seung-gi. As the so-called ‘gap-jil’ suspicions arose, the voice of criticism towards CEO Kwon Jin-young is growing. However, CEO Kwon Jin-young issued an apology, saying, “I will take full responsibility for the disputes related to Seung-gi, and I will not shirk my responsibility and dispose of my personal property to take responsibility.”
Below is the full text of Hook Entertainment’s official position
1. Representative Kwon Jin-young received a proxy prescription according to legal procedures, and there were no illegal or illegal acts in the process.
Medical laws allow proxy prescriptions in certain cases, and due to COVID-19, the scope of proxy recipients has been temporarily expanded from February 24, 2020 to include acquaintances who help with treatment.
Representative Kwon Jin-young suffered from severe hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction in 2015, and is very uncomfortable to the extent that he needs help from an assistant even in daily life.
Accordingly, CEO Kwon Jin-young is a person who can receive proxy prescriptions as stipulated by the medical law, and in particular, as the scope of proxy recipients is temporarily expanded, he can also receive proxy prescriptions through acquaintances.
In short, CEO Kwon Jin-young’s proxy prescription is neither “awarded” nor “illegal”.
2. CEO Kwon Jin-young’s proxy prescription of sleeping pills is also legal.
It is possible to prescribe sleeping pills as a substitute despite the 「limitation of prescription of psychotropic drugs for non-face-to-face treatment for a limited time」.
In accordance with the Ministry of Health and Welfare Notice No. 2021-780 「Temporary non-face-to-face specific drug prescription restriction plan」, ① non-face-to-face treatment ② prescription of drugs and medicines that are concerned about misuse and abuse are restricted.
However, as the Ministry of Health and Welfare distributed in a press release, the proxy prescriptions implemented from February 24, 2020 are not subject to the above temporary non-face-to-face specific drug prescription restrictions.
Therefore, CEO Kwon Jin-young, who suffers from a sleep disorder, received a prescription for sleeping pills according to the doctor’s permission and related laws, and this is not illegal at all.
3. The SBS Entertainment News article on December 8, 2020 at 10:28 is inaccurate in fact and is serious defamation.
As mentioned in the above article, the media has heard about the relevant laws and interpretations from CEO Jinyoung Kwon’s legal representative.
We believe that the media intentionally misrepresented the facts in an attempt to damage CEO Jin-young Kwon’s reputation through the expression “running errands for suspicious drugs” with a nuance as if CEO Jin-young Kwon’s act of receiving prescriptions by proxy was illegal.
4. CEO Kwon Jin-young will take strict legal action against the media and reporters.
Representative Kwon Jin-young bows his head in apology for the controversy and has no intention of avoiding responsibility.
However, I think it is excessive to be criticized just for the fact that Kwon Jin-young did even what was done legally, and it is an act of eradicating any human rights left to CEO Jin-young Kwon.
Representative Kwon Jin-young informs that the media and individual reporters will be held civil and criminal responsibility, and we ask that you accurately check the facts when citing the article.
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