{
  "id": 4773564,
  "title": "Jeju Police Cite Work Fatigue as Motive for Officer Accused of Mishandling Missing Persons Cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jeju-police-cite-work-fatigue-as-motive-for-officer-accused-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T02:33:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203957"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "[Domestic] : Police on Jeju Island say one of their officers has told investigators he neglected his duties and mishandled missing persons cases because he felt burdened with work. The Jeju police announced the outcome of their investigation before referring the case to the prosecution on Tuesday, saying the senior ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Jeju officer admits closing missing person cases to avoid workload",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jeju-officer-admits-closing-missing-person-cases-to-avoid-workload",
        "published": "2026-09-01T01:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Jeju police officer cites workload as reason for prematurely closing missing person cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jeju-police-officer-cites-workload-as-reason-for-prematurely-closing",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:43:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}