The headline of the article is “Loss of Hedge Fund, Occupy Hotel for 3 Nights and 4 Days…Disorder and Involvement in Violent Organizations”, and it includes a photo of the incident at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul in October 2020.
According to the article, around 10 members of the violent organization “Sunoapa” caused disturbances at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul in 2020, and they were sentenced to imprisonment and suspended sentences in a collective manner.
The main perpetrators received prison terms of 5 years and 4 years 6 months for violating the law on punishment of violent acts. The lower-ranking members were sentenced to 1 year 4-6 months in prison or 10 months to 1 year 6 months of suspended sentence for 2 years. The court ordered them to complete 120 hours of probation, 40 hours of violence therapy lectures for the defendants who received suspended sentences. One person was deceased, and another did not attend the sentencing.
The court criticized the top perpetrators for planning and leading the criminal acts, emphasizing the need for strict punishment despite claiming that the incident was accidental. They also reprimanded the senior members for maintaining a position that they thought it was just a vacation. The court criticized the lower members for displaying rough and disrespectful behavior, causing disruption to the hotel staff and guests, and creating a sense of insecurity in society in general.
The article mentions that the Sunoapa organization members, who were accused of causing disturbances at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Yongsan-gu in October 2020 and involving in violent activities, occupied the hotel for 3 nights and 4 days after suffering losses from investing in a hedge fund run by Chairman KH of the company. Initially, there were 37 Sunoapa members facing trial, but the court handed down sentences in January to 25 members accused of simple involvement.
A person who encouraged joining the organization, A, received a prison term of 1 year 6 months, while those who joined the organization right after being released from prison, B and C, received prison terms of 8 months. The remaining members received suspended prison sentences or probation.