Arrest warrant issued for Jeju police officer over mishandling of missing person case
JEJU — The Jeju District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a Jeju police officer accused of wrongfully closing a missing person case that may have led to the woman's death. The court began the officer's arrest warrant hearing at 2:30 p.m. on charges of dereliction of duty, forgery, falsifying public electronic records and obstruction of official duties through deception. The officer…
On Tuesday, the Jeju District Court issued an arrest warrant for a Jeju police officer accused of improperly concluding a missing person case that potentially resulted in the woman's death. The warrant hearing commenced at 2:30 p.m., with the officer facing charges of dereliction of duty, forgery, falsifying public electronic records, and obstructing official duties through deception.
The officer is alleged to have prematurely closed the case of missing woman Jang Mi-ran in May, without verifying her safety and erasing her details from the police's missing persons profiling system. Police confirmed that a body discovered on Jeju island is that of Jang. The officer was briefly placed under emergency detention on Saturday but was released on Monday after the court reviewed the legitimacy of his arrest.
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