Interior Ministry Issues Public Apology for Jeju Police Misconduct Case
[Politics] : Minister of the Interior and Safety Yun Ho-jung has instructed police leaders to shed light on how a police officer prematurely closed the case of a missing woman who was found dead on Jeju Island earlier this week. Chairing a meeting of people high on the chain of command in law enforcement Wednesday, ... [more...]
Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung has apologized for the police mishandling of a missing person case on Jeju Island. A police officer closed the case in May without confirming the woman's safety, and her body was found on Monday after an intensive search was launched last week.
According to Yonhap News, the officer in charge of the case closed it hours after the woman's boyfriend reported her missing on May 15, allegedly lying to him that he had spoken with her. A local court has issued a warrant for the officer's arrest.
Minister Yun has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations and instructed police officials to inspect other missing person cases across the country for possible wrongdoing. He also called for a broader inspection of the current system for improvements, citing a structural flaw in how police handle missing person cases.
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