Police Raid Korea Exchange and Seize Materials Related to HYBE Listing Review
Seoul police raided the Korea Exchange as part of the investigation into Bang Si-hyuk and obtained materials related to HYBE's listing review.
Timeline
Issue timeline
2025
CORE EVENT
Police Raid HYBE Headquarters in Bang Si-hyuk Unfair-Trading Investigation
Police expanded their compulsory investigation into alleged fraudulent unfair trading involving Bang Si-hyuk by raiding HYBE's headquarters.
CORE EVENT
Bang Si-hyuk Undergoes First Police Questioning as Suspect
Bang Si-hyuk appeared before Seoul police for his first questioning as a suspect over allegations involving investor share sales before HYBE's IPO.
2026
Prosecutors Return Arrest Warrant Request for Bang Si-hyuk
The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office returned the police request for an arrest warrant, citing insufficient demonstration of the need for detention and requesting further investigation.
CORE EVENT
Police Refer Bang Si-hyuk and Four Others to Prosecutors over Alleged Capital Markets Act Violations
YTN report on the police referral of Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors and the legal disagreement between police and prosecutors
Police referred Bang Si-hyuk and four others to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office without detention on allegations of fraudulent unfair trading. A court also granted pre-indictment preservation of the full 263.1 billion won that police calculated as alleged illicit gains.