Haru Invest CEO Hugo Hyungsoo, who was arrested and detained in South Korea in February and later released on bail, was attacked with a knife in court. Lee, who was stabbed in the neck, was left on the floor in blood. Medical teams hospitalised Lee in a short time, but it was stated that the CEO’s condition was uncertain.

According to the news in the South Korean media, the incident took place at the hearing in Seoul South District Court. It was reported that the attacker was among those watching the hearing and came from the back rows and injured Lee with a penknife-style knife.

South Korean media wrote that the attacker, whose surname was Kang, was detained at the time of the incident and is currently under interrogation.

The executives of Haru Invest, a crypto loan company, were detained in February of this year in an operation. CEO Lee was detained until July and then released on bail.

It is stated that Haru Invest stole $826 million worth of cryptocurrencies from around 16 thousand people in total, and the managers embezzled the funds.