‘Excessive’ police questioning over celebrities’ alleged drug use comes under fire

The leakage of information on the investigation is said to have caused irreversible damage to the world-renowned actor’s reputation. Photo: AFP

Controversy is brewing over the police's excessive investigation of celebrities following the sudden death of actor Lee Sun-kyun. Lee was found dead in an apparent suicide on Wednesday (Dec 27), days after police questioning amid suspicions of illegal drug use.

According to the police, the alleged case of illegal drug use against Lee was first made public on Oct 19 through a report by the local media. It was when the case was still in the confidential initial stage of investigation.