‘How information about the investigation of the late Lee Sun-kyun was leaked’ Revealed…official police investigation begins [comprehensive]

Afterwards, the late Lee Seon-kyun was criminally booked as a suspect on October 14 last year, and was summoned and interrogated three times.

Mr. Lee was found dead near Waryong Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul on December 27 last year, four days after being summoned for the third time.

Before his death, Mr. Lee requested a private investigation from the police, but it was not accepted, so controversy arose when it became known that he had to stand on the photo line.

Accordingly, cultural artists, including director Bong Joon-ho, called for an investigation into the truth about the leak of investigative information on the 12th.

The Cultural Artists’ Solidarity Conference (tentative name), calling for an investigation into the truth about the case of the late Lee Seon-kyun, delivered a statement to the National Police Agency, the National Assembly, and KBS.

On the afternoon of January 15th, the Solidarity Meeting of Cultural Artists presented a statement titled ‘Demands of Cultural Artists Facing the Death of the Late Actor Lee Sun-kyun’, which was announced on the 12th, to the National Police Agency, KBS, and the National Assembly. I visited and delivered it. The Cultural Artists’ Solidarity Conference previously announced a joint statement by 29 organizations, and later the Korean Film Critics Association also announced its intention to participate, with a total of 30 organizations participating in the joint statement. Cultural artists who participated in the personal joint venture included former Busan International Film Festival executive chairman Kim Dong-ho, director Park Chan-wook, actors Yoon Yeo-jeong, Song Kang-ho, Ryu Seung-ryong, Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, and Kim Nam-gil.

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