Rain has rejected to stand as a witness in a defamation of character case.

He is set to appear as a witness in court against Mr. Lee, who the prosecutors charged with defamation of character alleging he spread lies that Rain had stolen company funds. Rain nullified the cases against the two reporters that faced the same charges as he did. However, Rain was summoned as a witness in September last year, and he did not attend the ruling. Rain did not reply to the multiple summons after that, and Mr. Lee's lawyer reasoned that he was an important figure in confirming all the facts, and requested again that he stand as a witness. The court accepted his request, and summoned Rain to court once more.

However, the singer submitted a declaration of absence on the 5th, stating he would not be able to attend the case. Even though details were not revealed, a legal representative said, "Rain has recently submitted a declaration stating he will not be attending as a witness. There are occasionally cases where people dislike attending because of the added attention."

According to the law, Rain can be fined up to 5 million KRW (approximately $4,600 USD) if he is absent without having a justified reason. Rain is scheduled to appear in court on the 12th at 4PM KST, if he is absent as expected, the judge will determine if his reason is justified or not.

Source: Star News
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