According to local media reports, a South Korean man who attacked the CEO of the collapsed cryptographic firm, Haru Invest, faces a potential decade after bars.
The prosecutors in Seoul requested a 10-year prison sentence for someone that local media only identify with their surname Kang, a man in his 50s who stabbed the CEO of Haru Invest, Lee Hyung-Soo, during a judicial hearing last year.
Haru Invest arrested withdrawals in 2023, citing members of partners, without giving a specific reason, before his executives were arrested in 2024 for allegedly stealing $ 828 million in customer funds.
Kang’s defense argued that he had no intention of killing, noting that he did not point to a fatal area and acted in a moment of extreme emotional anguish after losing 100 BTC (with a value of $ 8.3 million) due to Haru Invest collapse.
His lawyers pressed for a reduced aggravated assault position instead of murder attempt, citing their serious financial and psychological difficulties.
Before the audience, the local media reported that the Association of Victims of Haru Invest held a press conference that demanded the release of Kang, arguing that the victims of fraud like him were being unjustly treated while executives accused of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars in bail.
Kang must return to court on April 4 by sentence.
