{"id":40944,"date":"2023-12-28T14:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/south-korea-police-defend-probe-of-parasite-actor-who-was-found-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:29:04","slug":"south-korea-police-defend-probe-of-parasite-actor-who-was-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-korea-police-defend-probe-of-parasite-actor-who-was-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea police defend probe of ‘Parasite’ actor who was found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The head of the district police force that investigated South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun over allegations of illegal drug use on Thursday defended the tough questioning of him before he was found dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Incheon Metropolitan Police Chief Kim Hui-jung told a news briefing the entire process was justified and done with Lee\u2019s consent. He expressed \u2018deep regret\u2019 over his death\u00a0and offered his condolences to his family.<\/p>\n

Lee Sun-kyun, 48, who played the wealthy patriarch in the Oscar-winning film \u2018Parasite\u2019<\/em>, died on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

His death brought an outpouring of sympathy from the film industry and the public alike as well as questions over the apparently harsh and public nature of the probe that fuelled media coverage delving into Lee\u2019s private life.<\/p>\n

Kim said the questioning over Lee\u2019s three appearances, including a final one that went on all night, was necessary to hear his side and was done in the presence of his lawyer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe investigation of the deceased was conducted based on specific reports, testimony and evidence and under legally prescribed procedures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lee had denied he knowingly took illegal drugs and said he was tricked into doing so by a bar hostess who was trying to blackmail him, local news media reported before his death.<\/p>\n

He made three highly public appearances before police since October, the last time for 19 hours overnight, leaving the police station on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

He declined to answer questions from reporters about the charges against him but said he was fully cooperating with the investigation.<\/p>\n

He was found dead in a car at a park in Seoul after being reported missing.<\/p>\n

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who was a human rights lawyer before entering politics, was among those who criticised police practice and sensational media reporting of the case.<\/p>\n