Strategic silence? Seon-kyun Lee, National Forensic Service drug emergency analysis + cell phone forensics are a watershed

While actor Lee Sun-gyun (48), who is suspected of drug use, continues to remain silent, it appears that he will speak out only after the National Forensic Service's drug analysis results and submitted cell phone forensic analysis.

On the 28th, the drug crime investigation unit of the Incheon Police Agency conducted the first summons and investigation of Seon-gyun Lee, who is suspected of using marijuana and psychotropic drugs under the Narcotics Management Act. Lee Seon-gyun, who attended the Nonhyeon Police Station in Incheon on this day, submitted his cell phone for forensic analysis and his hair and urine to confirm whether he had used drugs.

First of all, Lee Seon-gyun's simple drug reagent test result on this day was 'negative'. However, because the accuracy of the simple test is low, the police plan to send Lee Seon-kyun's hair and urine confiscated that day to the National Forensic Service for a detailed analysis. The simple reagent test can only be confirmed within the range of 5 to 10 days, and a detailed analysis by the National Forensic Service is required to evaluate the past history beyond that.

When performing a detailed analysis by the National Forensic Service, at least 30 cc of urine and 100 hairs are required, and it is known that drug use can be determined from hair from 6 months to 1 year after administration, and from urine up to 1 month after administration. It usually takes one month for the results to come out, but if the case is urgent, the results appear to be available within two weeks. Previously, the National Forensic Service's detailed analysis of Jeon Woo-won (27), the grandson of former President Chun Doo-hwan, on drug charges took a little over two weeks.

The cell phone forensics submitted by Seon-kyun Lee is also expected to be important evidence. This is because there may be direct evidence of the circumstances of drug use, and even if not, Lee Seon-gyun's intentions in various situations can be comprehensively analyzed.

After the police investigation of Lee Sun-kyun, some reported that Lee Sun-kyun refused to make a statement regarding the charges. Since being booked, Lee Sun-kyun has repeatedly said, "I will faithfully participate in the police investigation," without admitting or denying the charges. Even when he appeared at the Nonhyeon Police Station in Incheon prior to the investigation on this day, Lee Sun-kyun stated several times in response to key questions, "I will faithfully participate in the police investigation."

Contrary to Lee Sun-gyun's words, the public voiced criticism and disappointment over reports that he refused to make a statement during the police investigation. In relation to this, attorney Park Seong-cheol of Jipyong Law Firm, who is in charge of Lee Sun-kyun's defense, emphasized that Lee Sun-kyun was known to have exercised his right to refuse to make a statement, saying, "It is not at all that he exercised his right to refuse to make a statement." At the same time, he said, "I plan to make a statement regarding the allegations when I am officially summoned as early as next week." He then said about the first police summons, "I understood it as a prosecutorial schedule rather than an investigation, and I complied with all prosecutors' requests." “The suspect will be interrogated during the formal investigation, and he will make a statement at that time.”

Regarding Lee Sun-gyun's silence, the legal community sees it as a 'strategic and cautious approach' rather than deceiving the public or being uncooperative with the police.

One legal official said, "If you express your position before receiving a formal investigation, there is a possibility that it will be adversely affected later on. Isn't there a saying that says, 'You have to beat on a stone bridge before you cross it?' After taking a cautious approach and looking at the results of drug analysis and cell phone forensics, the best option is “It is interpreted as a strategy to create a scenario of .”

It is expected that Lee Seon-gyun will devise a strategy to receive acquittal or minimal punishment after considering the National Forensic Service's analysis results and cell phone forensic analysis and the evidence obtained by the police.

Seon-gyun Lee is suspected of taking drugs with Mr. A at the home of Mr. A (29, female), the manager of an entertainment establishment in Gangnam. Mr. A is currently in custody, and the case is currently ongoing as he is being accused of blackmail by Seon-gyun Lee.

Mr. A, who can be seen as the nucleus of the drug gate that recently hit the entertainment industry, is accused of taking drugs at his home with Lee Sun-gyun and later extorting about 300 million won through threats. Mr. A was a habitual user of drugs, to the extent that he was found to be cultivating cannabis at an acquaintance's house where he was hiding, and it is highly likely that he was recommending or supplying drugs to customers who frequented the entertainment establishment where he worked. is watching.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr