Police to push for legal grounds to track locations of missing adults
Police will seek to introduce legal grounds to track the locations of adults reported missing as part of follow-up measures to a recent high-profile missing person case, officials said Friday. The National Police Agency said it will push to establish such provisions so that they will be able to confirm or track the data of missing adults, akin to the current system used to find missing children.…
Deputy officials have announced plans to introduce legal provisions enabling police to track the locations of adults reported missing, following a high-profile case that has sparked public outrage. The National Police Agency intends to establish such measures to enhance their ability to locate missing adults, similar to the current protocols for missing children.
Currently, investigators are unable to trace the whereabouts of missing adults' mobile devices unless they suspect criminal activity, which often leaves authorities assuming the individual has simply left their residence voluntarily. To address this limitation, the agency proposes establishing a specialized unit dedicated to managing missing person cases.
This development follows intense public criticism over a missing woman case on Jeju Island, where a police officer prematurely closed the investigation after her disappearance was reported in May, failing to verify her safety.
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