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senior police officer was ar- Parasite, the South Korean actor
rested for allegedly leaking earned several awards including Speaking to the press on De-
in
A vestigative information the Screen Actors Guild Award cember 28th, 2023, Kim Hee-
about actor Lee Sun-kyun who was for Outstanding Performance by joong, commissioner of the
suspected of drug use and commit- a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2019 Incheon Police Agency said: “No
ted suicide in December 2023. and the Asian Pop-Up Cinema official permit for press coverage
Award for Excellent Achievement of Lee’s appearances was issued,
The arrest by Gyeonggi South- in Film in 2023. but information such as the spe-
ern Police Agency’s Anti-Corrup- cific dates of Lee’s questioning had
tion and Economic Crime Inves- On December 27, 2023, Lee ‘somehow’ been leaked,”
tigation Unit on March 21st, 2024, was found dead in a vehicle in a
came after a two-month investiga- parking lot near Waryong Park in “Whether individual investiga-
tion into how the Incheon Police Seoul. The death was marked as a tors interacted with the media or
Agency handled the actor’s privacy. suicide by the Seoul Seongbuk Po- answered questions from report-
lice Station. ers regarding investigative matters
The police officer, who is sus- needs to be clarified,” said Bong
pected of leaking a report about Lee’s defense lawyer Park Joon-ho, director of Parasite, dur-
Lee’s suspected drug use case to Seong-cheol was quoted request- ing a press conference hosted by
the press, is not a member of the ing a private summoning and cit- the Cultural and Artistic Profes-
investigation team. ing from a statement by a spokes- sionals Conference (CAPC) on
man at the Incheon Police Agency January 12th, 2024.
The press was alerted when Lee “If Lee Sun-kyun is summoned
was summoned for three investiga- privately and videos or photos are The articles listed under Sec-
tions by the Incheon Police Agency taken (as if he was hiding), it will tion 4: Media Promotion, Chapter
from October to December 2023. be more damaging to the suspect,” 4: Investigation of “Police Officer
Renowned for his role in the as reported by YTN, a Korean Job Regulations to Protect Human
Academy Award-winning film news outlet, on January 17th, 2024. Rights” clearly state the law.

According to Article 84 (Limi-
tations on media disclosure of in-
vestigative cases), “Matters related
to honor and privacy, identity, that
are not directly related to crime.
Detailed information regarding

“No official permit
for press coverage
of Lee’s appearances
was issued, but in-
formation such as
the specific dates
of Lee’s questioning
had ‘somehow’ been
Fans took to an Instagram fan page of Lee Sun-kyun to mourn his death.
F ans took to an Instagr am fan page o f Lee Sun-k yun to mourn his death.
leaked”