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…
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Jeju police officer over the mishandling of a missing person case, according to The Korea Times. The officer is accused of prematurely closing the case of missing woman Jang Mi-ran in May without confirming her safety and deleting her information from the police's missing persons profiling system.
The court began the officer's arrest warrant hearing on Tuesday, with charges including dereliction of duty, forgery, falsifying public electronic records, and obstruction of official duties through deception. The body of Jang was found on the southern island of Jeju and confirmed to be hers, leading to the arrest warrant. The officer was initially placed under emergency detention on Saturday but was released on Monday after a court reviewed the legality of his detention.
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