The unexpected death of Lee Suk-kyun has shocked the artistic community as the actor gained international fame for his role in the multi-award-winning film “Parasites.”
It was on December 26 when the 48-year-old artist was found inside a car parked in a park in central Seoul.
Thanks to the investigations, it has now been revealed that the South Korean celebrity took his own life due to the pressure he felt due to an investigation against him.
It is for this reason that today we inform you of the details of the case, which has even unleashed criticism against the South Korean authorities.
Why were they investigating the Parasites actor?
Lee was being investigated on suspicion of having used marijuana and other drugs such as ketamine at the residence of a hostess who works at an upscale bar in Seoul on several occasions since the beginning of the year.
The actor had undergone three interrogations, the most recent last weekend in which he was questioned for 19 hours, and had told investigators that the woman had tricked him into using the substances.
Lee tested negative for drugs in the reagent test he underwent during the investigation, as well as in a laboratory test conducted by the National Forensic Service in November.
The interpreter had submitted a request on Tuesday to the police department leading the investigation to undergo a polygraph test, claiming his innocence and today it was learned that the police denied the request.
Lee Suk-kyun left a note before taking his own life
Lee Suk-kyun left a note in which he said he felt overwhelmed by the circumstances surrounding the investigation into his alleged drug use that began in October and in which he considered taking his own life to be “the only solution.”
And the harshness with which the police department of the city of Incheon, Seoul, in charge of the investigation, handled his case has been criticized on social networks and the media.
In that sense, the department itself acknowledged today that it did not allow Lee to attend any of his interrogations without having to appear before the media, a right that was actually guaranteed to him by South Korean law.
His death also highlights the harshness with which South Korea punishes the use of narcotics at a time when the current Government has also committed to strengthening punishments and prevention after an increase in recent years. of consumption in the Asian country.
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Finally, Lee’s suicide once again puts on the table the enormous social pressure that exists in South Korea on artists, from whom exemplary behavior is required, and which in many cases has ended with actors or singers taking their own lives due to the enormous demands they perceive.
With information from EFE