Former national baseball team member Oh Jae-won was sentenced to four months in prison with a two-year probation for charges of receiving methamphetamine from an acquaintance during the appeal trial, just like in the first trial.
The Seoul Central District Court Criminal Appeal Division 9-3 (Director General Jeong Hye-won, Choi Bo-won, Ryu Chang-seong) held a sentencing date for Oh's second trial regarding violations of the narcotics control act (psychotropic substances) and sentenced him to four months in prison with a two-year probation.
The court noted, "Since a concurrent ruling after the first trial was confirmed at two years and six months (by the Supreme Court), I will overturn it ex officio and impose a new sentence." This is in consideration of the fact that, according to the Criminal Procedure Act, he could have been tried for the methamphetamine use charges for which he received a confirmed sentence from the Supreme Court last December. However, ultimately, the same sentence as in the first trial was imposed.
A fellow acquaintance, Lee Mo, who was also indicted together, received the same sentence as in the first trial, which was one year and six months in prison.
Earlier, Oh was indicted in May last year for allegedly receiving about 0.2 grams of methamphetamine from an acquaintance in November 2023. At that time, he was under arrest and was being tried for allegedly using methamphetamine 11 times from November 2022 to November 2023.
In the first trial of this case, Oh was sentenced to four months in prison with a two-year probation in October last year. At that time, the first trial court stated, "Drug-related crimes are not easily detectable and pose significant harm to society due to their hallucinogenic and addictive nature, necessitating strict measures."
Meanwhile, Oh received a confirmed sentence of two years and six months from the Supreme Court in December last year for charges of methamphetamine use on 11 occasions and is currently serving at the Seoul Detention Center.
Oh was also separately indicted for allegedly receiving a proxy prescription for 2,365 sleeping pills on 86 occasions from junior players between May 2021 and March last year. He was sentenced to one year and six months in prison in the first trial of this case and has appealed, with the second trial ongoing.