[SC On-site] T.O.P Can Eat and Talk Now and is to Leave Intensive Care Unit Tomorrow
[스포츠조선=박영웅 기자] T.O.P(CHOI SEUNG HYUN), who has been hospitalized due to an overdose of tranqualizers after being charged with smoking marijuana, will be leaving the intensive care unit tomorrow.
A staff member of Ewha Mokdong Hospital, where T.O.P is hospitalized, told Sports Chosun on June 8, “He has gained consiousness. His vital signs are back to normal. We think that it will be okay for him to leave the intensive care unit tomorrow. He is to get psychiatric treatment afterwards.”
The emergency team that has been taking care of T.O.P wanted him to get treated by neurologists and psychiatrists, but it was impossible since he was in an lethargic state. He will be transferred to a ward for mental patients on June 9 and will continue getting treatment.
The member said, “He can talk and eat. His vital signs are back to normal. He will be transferred to a ward for mental patients.” The doctors will be discussing with T.O.P’s guardian on whether he will get psychiatric treatment in this hospital or move to another hospital. The ward he will be staying at is a ward for mental patients, and only guardians are allowed to visit.”
Earlier on, T.O.P’s mother arrived at the intensive unit with his manager and said, “He’s much better now. He looked me in the eye and recognized me.”
T.O.P will be discharged from the intensive care unit and ending his four-day treament. On the same day, a statment of indictment was delivered to the 42 Squadron to which he was assigned.
Police authorities said, “The court sent a statment of indictment to T.O.P on charges of marijuana smoking today. The statement will probably arrive tomorrow as it was sent as a registered mail, and T.O.P will be losing his status as a conscripted police officer. The authorities will deliberate on whether to remove his status as a conscripted police officer. His services will end immediately and be sent home.”
According to the rules, conscripted police officers who have been prosecuted without detention are removed from their status when they receive a letter of indictment from the court. T.O.P will get tried in court, and the court will decide on the possibility of the continuation of his army service. First time drug offenders are usually sentenced with probation. In rapper Iron’s case, he was sentenced to eight months in prison and two years of probation for smoking marijuana on three occasions in the first trial.
The court will decided no whether T.O.P will continue his miliatary service. If the courts sentence him to more than 18 months in prison, T.O.P will dishonorably discharged from the military. Then, he will no longer be obliged to do his military service. If he is sentenced to less than 18 months in prison, he has to finish the remaining period of his military service.
According to the doctors, T.O.P is recovering quickly. Since he was in a lethargic state after overdosing on tranqualizers, the doctors think that the most important thing to do is evaluate his mental well being. Afterwards, he will be getting treatment from neurologists and psychiatrists.
Meanwhile, the police started the investigation suspecting that T.O.P smoked marijuana in October last year at his house before he joined the police. The police tested his hair, and it came out positive. The police charged T.O.P with violating the drug laws of Korea and sent his case to the prosecutors. Afterwards, the prosecutors prosecuted him with without probation for violating drug laws.
T.O.P passed the final test of the 348th test for recruiting conscripted police officers by the Seoul District Police in November last year. He joined the police in February 9 and was doing his service as as a member of the police band of the Seoul District Office. After being prosecuted, T.O.P was transferred to the fourth task group in Yangcheon-gu.
T.O.P apologized and said, “I would like to apologize for all the disappointment caused by my wrongdoing. I’m too ashamed of myself to even stand in front of people and apologize face to face.”
T.O.P’s first trial will take place on at the Seoul Central District Court on June 29.
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