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Oscar-winning "Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea have called for a thorough investigation into the death of popular actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played the head of a wealthy family in the class satire movie.
Lee, 48, was found dead in his car on December 27 in what is widely seen as a suicide following an intense weekslong police investigation into his alleged drug use.
The actor, found in a park in Seoul after being reported missing by his manager, had left a note that his wife later discovered.
Bong, along with other artists part of the Association of Solidarity Among Cultural Artists, released a planned statement in a nationally televised press conference in Seoul, criticizing how police handled Lee's drug investigation as well as how media reported aspects of Lee's personal life. They also asked that officials "revise the law to protect the human rights of artists."
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"We urge relevant officials to fully investigate whether there were any problems with the security of (the information) in the police investigation," they said in a statement.
They said Lee had suffered "severe character assassination" before his death and called for rev ..
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