{
  "id": 3271722,
  "title": "Arrest warrant issued for Jeju police officer over mishandling of missing person case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/arrest-warrant-issued-for-jeju-police-officer-over-mishandling-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260825/arrest-warrant-issued-for-jeju-police-officer-over-mishandling-of-missing-person-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, the Jeju District Court issued an arrest warrant for a Jeju police officer accused of improperly concluding a missing person case that potentially resulted in the woman's death. The warrant hearing commenced at 2:30 p.m., with the officer facing charges of dereliction of duty, forgery, falsifying public electronic records, and obstructing official duties through deception. The officer is alleged to have prematurely closed the case of missing woman Jang Mi-ran in May, without verifying her safety and erasing her details from the police's missing persons profiling system. Police confirmed that a body discovered on Jeju island is that of Jang. The officer was briefly placed under emergency detention on Saturday but was released on Monday after the court reviewed the legitimacy of his arrest.",
  "summary": "JEJU — The Jeju District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a Jeju police officer accused of wrongfully closing a missing person case that may have led to the woman's death. The 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 duties through deception. The officer…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeju District Court issues arrest warrant for police officer.",
    "Officer accused of mishandling missing person case, leading to potential death.",
    "Case of missing woman Jang Mi-ran closed prematurely without safety verification."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Arrest warrant issued for Jeju police officer over mishandling of missing person case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/arrest-warrant-issued-for-jeju-police-officer-over-mishandling-of-3273283",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:57:02.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}