Jeju death raises troubling questions about police
The death of a 37-year-old woman on Jeju Island has raised a disturbing question: Can we trust the police? The police are facing a crisis of credibility. Public distrust of uniformed officers has reached a new high as a series of cases have cast doubt on the police’s ability — and, at times, willingness — to investigate crimes properly. A woman named Jang Mi-ran was found dead Monday at a remote…
On Jeju Island, the death of a 37-year-old woman named Jang Mi-ran has sparked troubling questions about the police's credibility. The woman's body was discovered 104 days after she went missing from a remote palm tree farm near Hallim, a picturesque area on the island. Jang's boyfriend initially reported her missing on May 15, three days after she failed to return from a night out.
He later received a phone call from a police officer identified only as Bu, who claimed to have found Jang but instructed him not to disclose her location. This information led Jang's boyfriend and family to contact the police again in July when they could not reach her. Following this, the police initiated a new investigation.
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