The officer was arrested. On March 21, the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency's anti-corruption and economic crimes investigation team urgently arrested Mr. A, an executive-level police officer belonging to the Incheon Police Agency, on suspicion of leaking investigation materials. Mr. A is Mr. Lee's drug problem.
He is suspected of leaking a report containing the progress of the investigation to an external party without permission. However, it was discovered that Mr. A was not affiliated with the Incheon Office's Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, which was in charge of investigating Mr. Lee.
After taking Mr. A into custody on the same day, police conducted a second search of the Incheon Office, including the office to which Mr. A works. In January, the police also had an interaction with the Incheon Office of Narcotics Crime Investigation Department.
Media outlets that reported information on his investigation in relatively detail were seized and searched. Previously, on January 15th, the Gyeonggi Southern Office received an investigation request from the Incheon Office to understand the circumstances behind the leak of investigation information.
I got it. Due to concerns that it would be difficult to ensure fairness if the Incheon Office, which investigated the late Lee Sun Kyun, conducted a direct investigation, the Gyeonggi Nambu Office, the neighboring National Police Agency, decided to take over the investigation.
is. The suspicion of Lee taking drugs was first known in a report on October 19, 2023. At the time, Lee was being held as a suspect by the police. After that, Mr. Lee went on three occasions for about two months.
He was subject to a summons investigation by Watari Police. On December 27, 2023, four days after receiving the third summons and investigation, the body was discovered near Garyong Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
After Lee's death, controversy arose over the irresponsible reporting style of some media outlets and whether the police's public summons was appropriate.
Cultural artists including director Bong Jun-ho of the movie ``Parasite'' and actor Kim Eui-sung released a statement titled ``Demands of cultural artists who face the death of late actor Lee Sun Kyun.''
, urged the investigation into the truth behind the leak of investigation information and the preparation of measures to prevent it from happening again.
2024/03/25 10:36 KST
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