Bong Joon Ho Calls For A Thorough Investigation Of Lee Sun Kyun's Case

Lee Sun Kyun (Instagram @hoduent)

Parasite film director Bong Joon Ho and several entertainment actors held a press conference regarding the transparency of Lee Sun Kyun's case. More than 2000 entertainment industry professionals are also determined to enforce the Lee Sun Kyun Act which aims to protect the human rights of an artist while undergoing an investigation.

Today, Friday, January 12, the press conference was attended by Bong Joon Ho, Lee Won Tae, Jang Hang Jun, actor Kim Eui Sung, Choi Duk Moon, and singer Yoon Jong Shin at the Korean Press Center in Seoul.

29 organizations that are members of the Cultural and Artistic Professional Conference held a conference entitled A statement about the death of actor Lee Sun Kyun by CAPC.

"We urge a thorough investigation by the authorities to ascertain whether there have been irregularities in the security of police investigations over a period of two months since the initial leaking of internal information regarding the investigation of the deceased until the time of his death," Bong Joon Ho told JoongAng on the same day.

They asked for an investigation related to legality and propriety during Lee Sun Kyun's investigation process by the police. They also asked the media to remove speculative articles and implement legal standards for similar cases.

According to Bong Joon Ho, the investigation must be determined to find out whether there is a relationship between the police handling the Lee Sun Kyun case and then spreading the information to reporters.

"It was said that the coverage of the deceased's case was only at the initial investigation stage with a sincere public interest in maintaining the public's right to know?" asked Yoon Jong Shin.

They call the action of yellow journalism or yellow journalism which only focuses on mere sensations rather than focusing on discussing the truth. They also talked about how the privacy of the late actor's family was highlighted at the funeral.

"Even if the investigation procedure of the authorities is deemed legal, the government and the National Assembly should not remain silent over this tragic incident," said Lee Won Tae.

"It is very important to check whether there is a problem with the current law protecting human rights in criminal cases and information disclosure as well as starting the necessary legislative revision," he said. "We will put our best efforts into achieving satisfactory results regarding the demands and questions above. CAPC and more than 2,000 professionals of the entertainment industry will work together to finally enact the 'Lee Sun Kyung law' to prevent the recurrence of this tragedy," added Choi Duk Moon.

Lee Sun Kyun has been undergoing police investigations since October for alleged drug abuse and marijuana. He was found ending his life in a parked car in Seongbuk, Seoul on 27 December.