PM suggests external reform body to overhaul police after Jeju death
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook hinted Thursday at establishing a special external body to pursue structural and governance reforms within the police following serious failures in the case of a woman missing for months before she was found dead on Jeju Island this week. “Internal reform will, of course, be necessary within the police, but if the body is intended to examine the organization as a…
Prime Minister Han Seong-sook suggested the formation of an external body to oversee comprehensive police reforms following a series of high-profile failures in handling missing person cases, particularly the tragic death of Jang Mi-ran on Jeju Island. During a press conference, she stated that while internal reforms within the police force are essential, a special body responsible for examining the organization's overall structure and governance should ideally be established outside the police.
President Lee Jae Myung had instructed the Prime Minister's Office to prepare a proposal for such a body following revelations about significant issues in police procedures, supervision, and organizational culture that were exposed by several missing person cases on Jeju Island. The controversy surrounding the Jang Mi-ran case, in which a police officer reportedly closed her disappearance case prematurely, has sparked calls for urgent changes in police accountability and oversight.
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