The 'Produce' series has been gaining more and more attention lately as netizens continue to demand justice for the trainees and fans that have been hurt from the previously reported vote-rigging scandal.

After finding out that some trainees had been selected to be in the final lineup before the finale of the show, negating the public votes, netizens have been demanding that the names of these trainees be released to the public.

The prosecutors for the 'Produce' vote-rigging scandal have released a statement on December 17, 2019, stating that they would not be releasing the names of any trainees that were preselected by the staff that have been found guilty. They also stated that they are collecting the evidence to persecute those who have committed crimes, and not because the fans want them to.

Read their full statement and translation below:

"조작 멤버가 누구인지를 검찰이 밝히는 일은 앞으로도 없을 것. 조작 멤버가 밝혀지면 누군가는 손해를 입고 누군가는 이득을 얻게 될텐데 그렇다고 해서 검찰이 공개할 수는 없는 일. 검찰은 기본적으로 범죄사실을 밝혀내 그에 상응하는 처벌을 받게 하기 위해 증거를 수집하고 수사하는 것이지 팬들이 수사를 원한다고 해서 수사하는 것은 아니다"라고 했다."

"The prosecution will not reveal who the members are in the future. If the members are revealed, someone will lose money and someone will benefit (meaning it is a win-lose no matter what), but the prosecution cannot disclose it. The prosecution basically collects and investigates the evidence in order to find out the crime and present the corresponding punishment, not because the fans want to investigate."