{
  "id": 3503703,
  "title": "Police to reexamine 310,000 missing person cases closed in past 3 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/police-to-reexamine-310-000-missing-person-cases-closed-in-past-3-3503703",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260826/police-to-reexamine-310000-missing-person-cases-closed-in-past-3-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Police Agency (NPA) plans to thoroughly examine approximately 310,000 missing person cases that were closed within the last three years, in response to controversies surrounding a specific missing person case on the southern island of Jeju. The review, which is expected to be finalized by November, aims to overhaul the agency's missing person investigation system. The NPA will identify cases that are particularly susceptible to improper closure and reevaluate whether the missing individuals are safe and if the cases were handled appropriately. In the event that the review uncovers cases with suspected improper or inadequate handling, the NPA will promptly reopen the investigations and report the findings to relevant regional authorities. Furthermore, police agencies at the provincial and metropolitan levels will conduct weekly reviews of cases closed by police stations within their jurisdictions, issuing reinvestigations as necessary. This initiative follows a case where a police officer closed a missing person case in May without verifying the woman's safety, with her body subsequently discovered.",
  "summary": "Police plan to conduct a comprehensive review of about 310,000 missing person cases closed over the past three years following controversies surrounding a missing person case on the southern island of Jeju. The National Police Agency (NPA) is preparing a set of measures aimed at overhauling its missing person investigation system, with the review scheduled to be completed by November, officials…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Police to reexamine 310,000 missing person cases closed in past 3 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/police-to-reexamine-310-000-missing-person-cases-closed-in-past-3",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:17:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}