By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
SOUTH Korean movie director, Bong Joon-ho and other artists have called for a thorough investigation into the death of popular actor Lee Sun-kyun.
Recall that Lee, 48, was found dead in his car on December 27 in what is believed as a suicide following an intense weekslong police investigation into his alleged drug use.
The Oscar-winning director, Bong, alongside other artists, writers, performers and producers, in a nationally televised news conference, questioned why police repeatedly summoned Lee in the presence of TV cameras and whether they had inappropriately leaked information about the investigation to media.
They also questioned whether media outlets had overly sensationalized reports about Lee’s private life that were unrelated to the drug investigation.
“We urge relevant officials to fully investigate whether there were any problems with the security of (the information) in the police investigation,” they said.
They went on to say Lee had suffered severe character assassination before his death, calling for revisions of laws to protect human rights in criminal investigations.
According to reports, South Korea has long had the highest suicide rate among developed countries.
It has experience a string of celebrity suicides involving K-pop stars, prominent politicians and business executives.
Stonix News learnt that many of the celebrity suicides have been blamed on malicious and abusive online comments and severe cyber-bullying.
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