The head of the National Police Agency's Human Rights Division visited Jeju Island and apologized to the family of Jang Mi-ran, who went missing 13 years ago, for the police's mishandling of the case. On the 26th, police officials, including the head of the National Police Agency's Human Rights Division, visited the home of Jang Mi-ran's family in a village in Seogwipo, Jeju Island. During the visit, the head of the Human Rights Division offered a sincere apology to the family for the police's past mistakes in handling Jang's case. The police had initially reported that Jang Mi-ran, who was 27 years old at the time, had voluntarily returned home after going out to a singing practice session on the evening of July 29, 2009. However, Jang's family and acquaintances claimed that she had not returned home, and they filed a missing persons report with the police. An investigation by the police found that there was no evidence of a crime, and they concluded that Jang had voluntarily returned home. The case was closed in 2011, but Jang's family continued to search for her. In June of this year, the police reopened the case and began a reinvestigation. On the 25th, DNA analysis confirmed that a set of remains found in a wooded area in Udo, Jeju Island, in 2011, were Jang's. The police said they are currently investigating how the remains ended up there. The head of the Human Rights Division expressed deep regret for the police's earlier mishandling of the case and promised to do their best to find out what happened to Jang.
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