Cultural Artists Visit National Police Agency to Urge Truth Investigation into Late Lee Seon-gyun Case
Request for Deletion of Articles Not Meeting KBS Reporting Purpose
Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, Ryu Seung-ryong, Hwang Jung-min Join Signature Campaign
The Solidarity Conference of Cultural Artists announced on the 18th that on the 15th, they visited the National Police Agency, KBS, and the National Assembly to deliver a statement titled 'The Demands of Cultural Artists Facing the Death of the Late Actor Lee Seon-gyun.' The delivery was handled by Ko Young-jae, representative of the Korean Independent Film Association; Jung Sang-jin, representative of the Film Import and Distribution Association; Choi Jeong-hwa, representative of the Korean Film Producers Guild; and Jang Won-seok, representative of BA Entertainment.
In their statement on the 12th, they demanded a thorough investigation into the conduct of the investigative authorities during the police inquiry. They requested KBS to delete articles that do not align with the purpose of reporting, and urged the Speaker of the National Assembly to enact and amend current laws to protect the human rights of cultural artists.
The statement was co-signed by thirty organizations, including the Korean Film Directors Guild, Korean Film Producers Guild, Korean Film Critics Association, Korean Film Makers Association, Korean Broadcasting Writers Association, Korean Scenario Writers Guild, Korean Entertainment Management Federation, Busan International Film Festival, Korean Management Federation, and Korean Independent Film Association. As of the 17th, the number of individual cultural artists who signed the statement reached 2,831, including former Busan International Film Festival Executive Chairman Kim Dong-ho, director Park Chan-wook, and actors Youn Yuh-jung, Song Kang-ho, Ryu Seung-ryong, Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, and Kim Nam-gil.
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The Solidarity Conference of Cultural Artists stated, "We will formally launch the Solidarity Conference to realize the demands specified in the statement and will make multifaceted efforts to protect the human rights of cultural artists to ensure that such incidents never happen again."
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