League of Legends: LCK confirms Gen.G ace botlaner Ruler will not be sanctioned..

LCK announced on its official social media platforms on Sunday that it will not impose sanctions on Gen.G's star bot laner, Park Hyuk-jae (ID: Ruler).

According to the official statement, the LCK conducted an independent investigation into Ruler, which showed that the player did not violate any league rules. Furthermore, all investigations into the tax-related allegations against him have been completed, and the disciplinary committee has agreed that the statute of limitations for invoking any disciplinary action against Ruler has expired.

Based on these two points, the LCK disciplinary committee believes that Ruler's actions did not damage the league's reputation or constitute any unethical conduct, and therefore agreed not to impose sanctions on him.

This statement officially concludes all allegations regarding Ruler's alleged tax evasion.

In early April 2026, this renowned Korean League of Legends star player was accused of tax evasion and subsequently apologized to the public through his social media accounts.

At the time, he reiterated that he had never evaded taxes, but rather that his father had engaged in improper conduct in managing his assets.

He stated that the mismanagement occurred three years ago. At that time, because he wasn't affiliated with any brokerage firm, he entrusted his father, who had resigned in 2018 to act as his planner, to manage his taxes and assets.

Ruler gave his father the funds he had used to pay his personal income tax. Knowing that obtaining certifications was difficult and wouldn't interfere with the athlete's competition schedule, his father, for ease of management, invested in stocks in an account under his father's name.

Although he applied for reimbursement for the event's service fees as necessary expenses, the IRS did not recognize it. The authorities determined the above actions constituted a gift within a "nominal trust."

IRS officials stated that during the period when Ruler didn't have a broker, his father handled substantive brokerage work for the event, including scheduling, legal matters, insurance, and applications for military service deferrals. However, due to tax restrictions that make it difficult to recognize family assistance as objective business, the expense processing was denied.

Officials also clearly determined that "dividend income" is treated as withholding tax on behalf of the shareholder, therefore, "dividend income" cannot be changed to be declared under the name of player "Park Hyuk-jae (ID: Ruler)".

Although the result was regrettable, he and his father ultimately respected the National Tax Service's decision and have already paid all the gift tax.

Finally, Ruler reiterated that his actions were not an attempt to evade taxes. He has always adhered to the responsibility of citizens to honestly declare their personal asset management and tax payments.

He will take full responsibility for the controversy that has arisen, handle his asset management and tax matters in a more cautious and transparent manner, and fully cooperate with the independent investigation launched by the LCK.

Perhaps affected by the media coverage and pressure of this incident, Ruler's performance in the matches he played for Gen.G at the time was not ideal.

Previously, in the opening match of the 2026 LCK season regular season, Gen.G struggled and ultimately lost 2-1 to KT Rolster.

Fortunately, he regained his form a few days later in the match against FEARX, where his team secured a comfortable 2-0 victory.

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