Jeju Police Officer Arrested for Falsely Closing 'Missing Persons Case'... Court Cites "Risk of Evidence Destruction and Flight"

Re-detained Just One Day After Release from Habeas Corpus Review

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An active-duty police officer who is accused of falsely concluding a missing persons case in Jeju has been taken into custody.

On August 25, the Jeju District Court issued an arrest warrant for Sergeant A, who is under suspicion for dereliction of duty, falsification and use of official electronic records, and obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means. The court explained that there are concerns about destruction of evidence and risk of flight. Sergeant A had previously been released the day before following a successful review of a detention warrant after being taken into emergency custody, but was arrested again just one day later.

Sergeant A is accused of falsely telling the person who reported the disappearance of 37-year-old Jang Miran in May that he had made contact with her, then ending the case internally and deleting her records from the missing persons profiling system's management list. He is also suspected of using a similar method to falsely close the missing persons case of a man in his 60s, known as Mr. B, which had been reported on July 2.

On August 22, the police found Mr. B's body at a location in Jeju. The following morning, they recovered a body believed to be Ms. Jang in Hallim-eup, Jeju City.

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