Police Officer at Incheon Police Agency Arrested on Charges of Leaking Investigation Information of Lee Seon-gyun

Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency Arrests Officer Suspected of Leak
Second Search at Incheon Police Agency Since Morning of 21st

A current police officer suspected of leaking investigation information about actor Lee Seon-gyun, who died while under investigation for drug use, has been arrested by the police.

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On the 21st, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency arrested a senior police officer A from the Incheon Police Agency on suspicion of leaking investigation materials.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency executed a search warrant at the Incheon Police Agency from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the same day.

A is known to have worked in a department unrelated to the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division.

The police plan to transfer A to the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency to investigate the circumstances of the information leak and begin analyzing the seized items.

The police stated, "We cannot confirm specific details related to the investigation."

Earlier, on January 22, the police conducted a search of the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division office at the Incheon Police Agency and a media company that reported detailed information about Lee’s investigation.

On the 12th, at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, directors Bong Joon-ho, Jang Hang-jun, Lee Won-tae, singer Yoon Jong-shin, actors Kim Eui-sung, Choi Deok-moon, and other popular culture artists attended the statement announcement titled "The Demands of Cultural and Artistic Figures Facing the Death of the Late Actor Lee Seon-gyun." Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

Lee was reclassified as a suspect on October 14 and was criminally charged. He was found dead near Waryong Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on December 27 last year, four days after his third summons for questioning.

It was revealed that Lee had requested a private investigation before the police questioning but was denied and had to face the photo line, which sparked controversy. There have been ongoing demands, especially from the cultural and artistic communities, for a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the information leak.

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