2023-12-28 22:37:00
The late South Korean actor experienced concern and burden due to media coverage during his last hours of life (EFE/John Phillips/Pool)
The last hours of Lee Sun-kyun’s life were marked by a desperate attempt to hide his murky legal problems from the public eye. According to TMZ reports, just four days before he was found dead in his car, the famous South Korean actor begged police authorities not to publicly reveal the investigation that involved him in the consumption of illegal drugs.
According to police officials, the lawyer for the protagonist of the hit film “Parasites” asked that the final session of questions to the press be closed this Saturday, pleading for privacy while relieving the intense media pressure that had overwhelmed him. Therefore, the actor wanted any future interrogations to be carried out in private, according to his lawyer. However, the request was rejected by the authorities.
Although Incheon Metropolitan Police Chief Kim Hui-jung expressed his regret over the tragic death of the 48-year-old actor, he reaffirmed that the line of questioning was carried out with Sun-kyun’s consent.
The “Parasites” star’s lawyer asked that the last session of questions to the press be closed this Saturday, but the police rejected the request (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo)
Lee’s last contact with the law was on December 23, while he was being investigated for drug blackmail. He was interrogated for 19 hours and later released, but the weight of the scandal continued to hang over him.
He was accused of using marijuana and other drugs at the residence of a hostess at a local bar on several occasions since the beginning of the year. According to Lee’s version, the woman had tried to fraudulently involve him in the consumption of narcotics to extort money from him.
Given the accusations, Sun-kyun’s defense demanded, one day before his death, that a polygraph test be carried out on both the actor and two suspects detained in relation to the case, a man and a woman, to prove innocence. which he held firmly. However, it is currently uncertain whether this test was carried out.
Lee’s last contact with the law was on December 23, while he was being investigated for drug blackmail (Credits: HBO Max)
Lee Sun-kyun, 48, was found unconscious inside a car parked in a park in central Seoul at 10:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday, December 27 (1:30 GMT), the Yonhap news agency reported.
A charcoal briquette was found in the passenger seat and the police were informed that the South Korean actor had left an apparent suicide note in his home, which is why it is believed that he took his own life.
The Seoul native had undergone three interrogations, the most recent last weekend, in which he had told investigators that a young lady had tricked him into using the substances, without him knowing what he was taking. The woman was detained last month and police are believed to have requested an arrest warrant for the other person involved, according to Yonhap.
Lee Sun-kyun, 48, was found unconscious inside a car parked in a park in central Seoul on December 27 (EFE/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT)
He had also tested negative for drugs in the reagent test he underwent during the investigation, as well as in a laboratory test carried out by the National Forensic Service in November.
Lee Sun-kyun was born on March 2, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. With a distinguished career in his country that spanned more than two decades, he gained prominence in both television and film.
He gained greater notoriety with his participation in television series such as “Coffee Prince” (2007) and “My Mister” (2018). In the film field, Sun-kyun participated in several notable films, including “A Hard Day” (2014) and “Parasite” (2019). The latter, directed by Bong Joon-ho, received international acclaim and multiple awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.
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