HYBE and Belift Lab Accused of Deceiving Regarding CCTV Evidence in NewJeans Case?

On October 8, an intriguing topic arose on the Korean forum “theqoo,”raising doubts about the claims made by HYBE & Belift Lab regarding their CCTV data management, capturing widespread interest.

Earlier, an official statement was issued by HYBE & Belift Lab concerning an incident involving ILLIT’s manager allegedly instructing the members to disregard NewJeans’ Hanni. The statement asserted that the CCTV footage in the HYBE building is retained for a maximum of 30 days.

However, the forum discussion suggested that HYBE & Belift Lab might not be truthful about the 30-day retention period, providing “evidence” to challenge this assertion.

Specifically, the timeline of relevant events was summarized as follows:

March 31: Parents of NewJeans reached out to HYBE via email, detailing multiple instances where Bang Si-Hyuk failed to acknowledge NewJeans while sharing the elevator. This indicates that the encounter where he overlooked the group happened prior to March 31.
May 13: The email from NewJeans’ parents was disclosed to the media.
May 14: Dispatch confirmed that Bang Si-Hyuk indeed did not recognize the members of NewJeans during their elevator encounter.

This raises a critical question: If the CCTV recordings are deleted automanically after a 30-day cycle and cannot be recovered, how could HYBE have shared footage from before March 31 with Dispatch on May 14, which is 45 days afterward?

These developments have ignited skepticism regarding Belift Lab’s assertion about the automatic deletion of CCTV data, particularly concerning their claims of not being able to confirm whether ILLIT’s manager advised the girl group to disregard NewJeans’ Hanni.

Here are some reactions from netizens regarding these findings:

HYBE’s own statements contradict each other.
I have doubts about HYBE’s claims—they feel dishonest.
It’s hard to believe a building of that magnitude wouldn’t have a backup system for CCTV footage.
HYBE supporters are trying to justify the 30-day retention claim, but how do you explain this?
Looks like HYBE has been caught in a lie once more.

Source: theqoo

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