Prosecutors sought three years and six months in prison at the appeal trial for rapper Sik-K (legal name Kwon Min-sik, 32), who received a suspended prison sentence in the first trial on charges of drug use.
The Criminal Division 2-1 of the Seoul Western District Court held the first hearing of the appeal on Apr. 2 for Sik-K's charge of violating the Narcotics Control Act (marijuana).
Sik-K previously turned himself in for drug use in 2024. An investigation then began, confirming that he used ketamine and ecstasy the previous year and possessed and smoked marijuana in January of that year. In the first trial held earlier, Sik-K was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years.
At this trial, held on the prosecution's appeal, prosecutors said the first-trial sentence was too lenient and asked the court to impose three years and six months in prison, the same as the sentence sought in the lower court.
Sik-K's side argued, "Consideration should also be given to the fact that he voluntarily confessed his crimes to investigators," and added, "It is hard to see the lower court's ruling as excessively harsh."
Sik-K himself said, "I am truly reflecting deeply," and added, "If you give me a chance to repay the family members and company colleagues I have hurt, I will truly live with remorse for the rest of my life."
Sentencing in this case will be held on the morning of the 30th.