Haru Invest CEO Stabbed Amidst $826M Crypto Fraud!

Key Points:

• Haru Invest CEO stabbed with a 5cm knife during his fraud trial, suffering multiple stab wounds to the neck. The incident occurred on August 28, 2024.
• Mr. Lee faces severe allegations for suspending deposits and withdrawals at Haru and Del Rio, leading to an indictment under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Economic Crimes.

Mr. Lee, Haru Invest CEO stabbed with a weapon during his court appearance on August 28.

Haru Invest CEO Stabbed During Trial

In the 8th trial of the fraud case, Mr.Lee sat in the defendant’s seat at Seoul Southern District Court when a victim of the incident stabbed his neck with something several times.

Already, he was under investigation for Haru and Del Rio’s deposit and withdrawal stop from June 2023; in February 2024, he was detained and then indicted on fraud charges under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Certain Crimes and, in July, received bail.

Read more: South Korea Arrests Three Haru Invest Executives For Embezzlement Of $826 Million

Perpetrator Detained Immediately After Attack

According to Digital Asset, the Haru Invest CEO stabbed occurred at 2:20 PM UTC when Judge Yang Hwan-Seung was presiding in Courtroom No. 306, which dealt with the trial of the Haru incident. The six victims of the Haru incident were present in court, and a couple of reporters from broadcasting companies were accredited by the court.

Kang is in his 40s and one of the primary victims of the Haru incident, suffered by the scandal. He hid a 5cm knife in his pocket and sat with the audience. Suddenly, Kang flung over towards Lee and began to knife him several times.

The defendant was taken to the ground by court security officers as Mr Lee went to the floor, bleeding profusely. A bloodstain, about 30 cm in diameter, was left on the floor because of this injury; Lee’s shirt was bloodied. Mr.Lee, a litigant in a dark-coloured suit, was evacuated by ambulance with paramedics from the court to the hospital at 2:43 PM UTC.