“성급하게 장미란씨 범죄 피해 가능성 낮다는 경찰, 사인 철저히 확인해야”

The Korean Women's Political Network has criticized the local police for hastily concluding that criminal liability is low in the case of a woman named Jeongmyeon who went missing in Jeju on May 12. The network pointed out that the police should clearly explain the possibility of criminal liability before reaching a conclusion, as doing so prematurely could damage the trust of the bereaved families and the public.

The network urged the police to thoroughly verify the identity of the body and sign, investigate the full process from the disappearance to the resolution and discovery of the body, and conduct an overall investigation of the police organization's reporting, supervision, and missing person management system. They also called for a review of the national system for handling missing persons at the national level, not just improvements within the police agency and the Ministry of Government Safety.

Jeongmyeon disappeared on May 12 at 10:15 PM from her home in Jeju-si's Halmun-eup. Her friend reported the disappearance to the police on May 15, but the police chief dismissed it after only 2 hours and 30 minutes, claiming contact had been reestablished. However, no records of a call made during that time existed. The police reported discovering the presumed body of Jeongmyeon in the Halmun-eup area of Jeju-si in the early morning of May 16, stating that the likelihood of criminal liability is low.