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Arguing his innocence and pointing out that his indictment is drug-related only serves to moralise.

South Korea is a country you do not wish to enter and commit crimes.

South Korea is also a country you do not wish to enter without travel insurance.

The Swede made some risky choices that compounded, and it ended up costing him his life.

It sounds like his death was entirely preventable by modern standards, but we forget that South Korea is just another country that does not admit anyone into their hospitals. I'm fairly sure the list of these countries is longer than we think. Just like there are countries with cheap holiday flight tickets where going to prison is entirely unsafe.



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