Jeju police officer faces arrest over mishandling of missing person case
JEJU — A Jeju police officer accused of wrongfully closing a missing person case that may have led to the woman's death attended an arrest warrant hearing at a court on the southern resort island Tuesday. The Jeju District 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…
On Tuesday, a Jeju police officer faced an arrest warrant hearing at the Jeju District Court, charged with dereliction of duty, forgery, falsifying public electronic records, and obstruction of official duties through deception. The officer, who was seen entering the courthouse without media present at the main entrance, is accused of mishandling two missing person cases.
The first case involves the missing woman, Jang Mi-ran, whose body was found on the island on Monday. According to the charges, the officer allegedly closed the case of Jang in May without verifying her safety. He also reportedly deleted her information from the police's missing persons profiling system.
Moreover, the officer is accused of prematurely closing another missing person case last month. In this case, the body of a man in his 60s was discovered on Saturday. The officer was placed under emergency detention on Saturday but was released on Monday after a court reviewed the legality of his detention.
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