Dressed in black fits as a mark of regard for the late Bloodsucker actor Lee Sun-kyun, Oscar-winning supervisor Bong Joon-ho and various other famous Korean film figures collected for an austere interview in main Seoul on Friday, where they sternly asked for an investigation right into the police handling of Lee’s situation that would unfortunately finish in the actor’s death by evident self-destruction.
“Throughout the two months, from the initial leak of internal information regarding the deceased’s investigation to the time of his death, we urge a thorough investigation by the authorities to ascertain whether there were any lapses in police investigative security,” Bong stated, reviewing from a main declaration prepared by 29 famous arts and society teams, consisting of the Busan International Film Celebration and the Korea Home entertainment Manufacturer’s Organization.“We request a thorough investigation to determine if there were any unlawful media responses during the investigation.”
The occasion, which was held at the nation’s Press Facility in main Seoul, was loaded with hundreds of press reporters and cam teams on Friday. Noticeable figures in the Korean show business, consisting of the actor Tune Gang-ho and Kim Dong-ho, the previous chairman of Busan International Film Celebration, additionally offered their assistance for the application.
Lee, best understood for his leading duty in the Oscar-winning film Bloodsucker and additionally showed up in Apple television+’s Dr. Mind, had actually been under police investigation for months over presumed substance abuse because October. His pee examinations, which were taken a look at by the National Forensic Solution, ended up being adverse. Nonetheless, Korean police constantly sought the investigation and rejected the actor’s demand to perform an exclusive summons. On Dec. 27, Lee was located dead in his parking lot on the side of a roadway, a day after he returned from 19 hours of grueling police examining in December.
It was later on exposed that Lee’s coworkers that had actually collected at his funeral service reviewed the demand to formally increase the police’s handling of the problem and media reporting unimportant individual information of the suspect and hold a public occasion.
A couple of days after the actor’s death, Lee’s company Hodu & & U Home entertainment launched a declaration and stated that the firm was taking lawsuit versus media electrical outlets that had actually added to spreading out incorrect info concerning the actor’s situation, the tension of which eventually resulted in his death.
After his death, Lee’s fans and coworkers questioned whether there had actually been any kind of unapproved disclosures by the police and media companies, specifically, whether police authorities covertly dripped info to press reporters concerning the investigation.
The musicians cumulative that collected on Friday elevated a grievance versus the careless coverage of media companies consisting of KBS, a significant program, that dripped an exclusive telephone call in between Lee and a women companion at a bar he had actually often visited.
“Can KBS guarantee on their name as a public broadcasting, that their coverage of the private conversations of the deceased unrelated to the allegations, was solely for the sake of the public’s right to know?” the team stated.“We urge all media outlets, including KBS, to promptly remove any content that does not align with the purpose of responsible reporting.”
Kim Ui-seong, an expert actor, that additionally took part in the meeting, declared that Lee had actually undertaken “character assassination” throughout the investigation.
“In recognizing the passing of our fellow artist, we find it imperative to uphold basic decency by addressing the unjust character assassination that tarnished his reputation over the past two months,” he stated.
The team stated it would certainly send the declaration and an application authorized by 2,000 musicians to the National Setting up after journalism meeting.
“Even if the investigative procedures of the authorities were deemed legal, the government and the National Assembly must not remain silent on this tragic incident,” the declaration checked out. “It is crucial to examine if there are any problems with the current laws protecting human rights in criminal cases and information disclosure and initiate necessary legislative revisions.”
Bong and the various other individuals left journalism meeting without taking any kind of concerns from press reporters.
