The online seller of the BTS Jungkook hat, which the idol allegedly left behind unknowingly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, handed it over to the police and gave himself up.
Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
On October 26, the media reported that the 25th Seocho Police Station revealed that a person claiming to be a government official working in the Foreign Office and attempting to sell a BTS Jungkook cap approached police personnel in Yongin -si, Gyeonggi-do On the 18th, he surrendered and handed over the item.
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
Police also said they are currently conducting an investigation to verify the facts of the auction that sells the hat. If the item does belong to Jungkook, a government official will be charged with the misappropriation of stolen property for a term of imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to three million won.
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If the seller is the manager of the lost property department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he will be charged with business fraud. Business fraud is a crime punishable by imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to 30 million won.
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Park Jin commented in a general audit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the National Assembly of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Unification on December 24: “An internal investigation into the sale of Jungkook’s hat by an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The cases are underway. If it is confirmed, it will be handled in strict accordance with the relevant regulations. “
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
On October 17th, the item was put up for sale / buy / trade website. The item was a Kangol hat supposedly worn by BTS Jungkook, and it sold for 10 million won (approximately $ 6,970). The seller introduced himself as an employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and even sent his proof of work as proof.
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However, the badge is marked as a “Public Employee ID Card” which is given to civilian employees who participate in work helping public officials.
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
In Korea, a person who finds a lost item must report it to the police station within seven days and hand over the found item. The person who finds the item cannot claim ownership of the item if the buyer consistently owns the found item without reporting it to the police or even if the owner does not show up at the police station to collect it.
The latest activities of BTS Jungkook
BTS Jungkook’s solo activity has not been announced so far, but the idol has had several activities in the past nine months.
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
On June 10, Jungkook returned to the music scene along with other members of BTS. They released an anthology album called “Proof”, which features the title track “Yet to Come”. The “Proof” impressively recorded the second largest sales in its first week on the Hanteo list in history.
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At midnight KST on June 13, Jungkook celebrated BTS’s ninth anniversary with a special, a new song called “My You”, which he produced with Hiss Noise. He dedicated this song to ARMY (BTS fandom).
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Hat seller BTS Jungkook reportedly hands the item over to the police and surrenders
On June 24, Jungkook dropped his song “Left and Right” with Charlie Puth. With “Left and Right,” Jungkook became the only second K-pop soloist in history to have a song on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks after PSY, which twice achieved the feat with his iconic hits “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman.” in 2012 and 2013.
Check out the music video of Jungkook and Charlie Puth’s “Left and Right” below:
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With a script by Maria Scott
