Kwon Jin-young, CEO of Hook Entertainment, refuted the reports of drug substitute prescriptions.
On the 8th, Hook Entertainment CEO Kwon Jin-young said, “CEO Kwon received a proxy prescription according to legal procedures, and there was no illegal or illegal activity in the process.” He explained that he is a person whose movement is so uncomfortable that he needs help from a doctor, and he still needs continuous treatment due to stiffness in his left muscle.”
Accordingly, Kwon explained that CEO Kwon is a person who can receive prescriptions by proxy as stipulated by the medical law, and in particular, the scope of proxy recipients is temporarily expanded and he can also receive proxy prescriptions through acquaintances.
Representative Kwon emphasized, “The proxy prescription is not suspicious or illegal.”
“Alternative prescriptions for sleeping pills are also legal,” he added. Representative Kwon said, “CEO Kwon, who suffers from a sleep disorder, was prescribed sleeping pills with the doctor’s permission and in accordance with the relevant laws, and this is not illegal at all.”
At the same time, he announced a strong response, saying, “We will take legal action against the first news media and reporters.”
Next, CEO Kwon said, “We bow our heads in apology for the controversy so far and have no intention of avoiding responsibility.” The act of obliterating,” he protested.
He also emphasized, “We will hold civil and criminal responsibilities against the media and individual reporters.”
Earlier that day, SBS Entertainment News reported that CEO Kwon ordered a company employee over 30 times for two years from June 2020 to June 2022 to receive proxy prescriptions at a rehabilitation hospital.
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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.
Baek Seung-hun / photo credit: Hook Entertainment