”Aren't you all responsible?”...Remarks by National Police Agency official controversial regarding responsibility for the death of the late Lee Sun Kyun

A police agency employee's comments toward the late actor Lee Sung Kyun, who passed away on the 27th, have become a hot topic of conversation.

On the 28th, Mr. A, who belonged to the police department, posted a post on his workplace community titled "I have no sympathy for the death of the suspect, Lee Sung Kyun. The community is only open to those who belong to the police department.

In the relevant text, Mr. A wrote, "The police investigated the late Lee Sung Kyun based on the credible statement of the brothel's female manager, who is a drug suspect. The police have never determined that she is a suspect, nor have they sent her to the prosecutor's office. We have never declared her a suspect, nor have we sent her to prosecutors. We do this for everyone, not just for celebrities like Lee Sung-kyun, who we consider to be a target of investigation based on statements and evidence.

In the current national war on drugs, any suspicion of drug trafficking must be treated as a subject of investigation and dealt with strictly. It was simply Mr. Lee Sung Kyun," he added.

Regarding the allegation that the police leaked information about the investigation to the media, Mr. A countered, "Even if we wanted to, we could not do so, because if the details of the investigation were to be leaked to the outside world before a person of suspect status arrives to hear a statement and the case has not yet been closed, pressure would come from various sources. "I can't release the information even if I wanted to," he said.

"When we are at the level of 'Mr. Lee is under suspicion for drugs,' is it the police, the media, or 'you people' who have confirmed that 'Mr. Lee did drugs? Is it the police, the media, or "you people" who confirmed that "Mr. Lee had done drugs? Wasn't it you who wanted to know everything more than anyone else, even creating a system of information disclosure requests?

He also asked, "What did 'you people' say when the article about the negative result of a thorough investigation to determine whether or not he was under the influence of drugs was reported? I thought, 'Mr. Lee didn't do drugs. But a married man should not be going to a place like this. Who created that kind of image?" He added, "Both the police and the media are responsible. We can't escape responsibility. But aren't "you" responsible, too?

He added, "I am very sorry about Lee Sung-kyun. I don't think he would have died because of this. He should have endured to the end fairly and squarely. I pray for the soul of the deceased, but I have no sympathy for him. I pray for the soul of the deceased, but I have no sympathy for him.