Police Officer Released Over Unlawful Emergency Arrest, Leaving Bereaved Family Outraged

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A police officer who was emergency-arrested for falsely closing the disappearance case of Jang Mi-ran was abruptly released today (August 24). The court issued a release order, ruling that the police's arrest procedure was unlawful. The officer in question will undergo a warrant substantive review tomorrow while remaining at large.

Reporting by Cho Min-ki.

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Inspector A, suspected of falsely closing missing person cases under their charge, walks out of the police detention center.

Bereaved family members, who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news of the release, push Inspector A and strongly protest.

[Inspector A : ((The body) has been found, would you like to say a word to the bereaved family?) ……. (Aren't you sorry?) ……. (Aren't you even remorseful?) .......]

Just a day after being emergency-arrested, Inspector A applied to the court yesterday for a review of the legality of the arrest to determine whether it was lawful. Today, the court sided with Inspector A, ruling that there were unlawful aspects in the emergency arrest procedure.

The Jeju District Court explained, "An emergency arrest should be carried out when there is no time to obtain an arrest warrant, but Inspector A's whereabouts had been located and they had expressed an intention to appear before investigative authorities, meaning this condition was not met."

This means the police had sufficient time to obtain an arrest warrant.

As Inspector A was released just two days after the arrest due to flawed investigation procedures, heavy criticism poured in that the police failed to properly verify even the most basic requirements for an emergency arrest.

[Bereaved Family Member of the Missing Person : Still, I trusted the police. This is absurd. Is this really a police force for the citizens?]

This morning, the police applied for an arrest warrant for Inspector A, stating there are concerns of evidence destruction and flight, and the prosecution immediately requested the warrant from the court.

The warrant substantive review will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Jeju District Court. Regardless of whether an arrest warrant is issued, controversy surrounding the police's investigation process into Inspector A is expected to persist.

(Camera Reporter: Oh Il-ryung JIBS | Video Editor: So Ji-hye | Designer: Lee Jong-jung)
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