Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn is bothering his head about his spoilt children again as public anger flares over a drunken rampage by his third son in a luxury bar.
Police vowed to seek a warrant for the arrest of Kim Dong-sun, 27, who is accused of beating bar employees after drinking overnight. While being escorted into a police station, his unruly acts continued, damaging the window of a patrol car and its seat covers.
The third son, who now works as a senior official at Hanwha Engineering and Construction, teamed up with Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of President Park Geun-hye's crony who played a key role in a corruption scandal, to win a gold medal in the team dressage competition at the Incheon Asian Games in 2014.
In 2010, Kim Dong-sun was accused of assaulting security guards after drinking in a hotel bar. Three people were injured but he was not indicted after paying settlement money apparently with the help of his father.
This time, his arrest appears to be unavoidable because of his habitual misconduct and ties with Chung, 21, who was arrested in Denmark this week, waiting for deportation. She has been wanted for receiving illegal corporate sponsorship for her equestrian education by a German trainer.
The Hanwha patriarch's children have been well-known for a series of misconduct. In 2007, the tycoon was convicted of abducting and clobbering Karaoke bar workers, watched by bodyguards to exact revenge for his second son who was beaten up at the bar.
In early 2014, the second son received a suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana. The group boss has trained his eldest son and third-generation family member, Kim Dong-kwan, as heir to the throne.
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Park Sae-jin
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