Police Officer Facing Arrest Warrant Over False Conclusion of Missing Person Case, Just a Day After Release

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A police officer who was urgently arrested for falsely closing the missing person case of Jang Mi-ran in Jeju is facing a substantive review for an arrest warrant just a day after being released. Police are conducting further investigations into the officer's false reporting and the closure of the case, and have launched an internal inspection.

Here is a report from Jeong Jiyeon.

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The pre-arrest interrogation of Police Inspector Boo, who is accused of falsely closing a missing person case he was in charge of, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Jeju District Court.

Inspector Boo was released yesterday, two days after his emergency arrest, as his review of the legality of the arrest was accepted.

[Police Inspector Boo: ((The body) has been found. Would you like to say a word to the bereaved family?) ........ (Don't you feel sorry?) ........ (Aren't you even remorseful?) ........]

Inspector Boo is suspected of falsely closing the case about two hours after Jang Mi-ran's missing person report was filed on May 15, under the pretext that he "made contact with the person concerned."

A review of communication records showed no record of calls between Jang and Inspector Boo, and circumstances were found indicating that information related to Jang was deleted from the missing person profiling management list.

Police applied for an arrest warrant for Inspector Boo, citing concerns over the destruction of evidence and flight risk, and the prosecution immediately requested a warrant from the court.

Inspector Boo has also falsely closed other missing person reports in the same manner as the Jang case, with two cases confirmed so far.

Police, who recovered a body presumed to be Jang Mi-ran in Hallim-eup, Jeju, yesterday morning, are verifying the exact identity and cause of death through an autopsy and DNA testing.

The Korean National Police Agency has launched an inspection to determine whether the case handling, command, and reporting were carried out appropriately.

The Jeju District Prosecutors' Office also announced that it has formed a dedicated investigation team to clearly uncover the truth of the case.

Whether Inspector Boo will be detained is expected to be decided later today.

(Video Reported by Oh Il-ryung from JIBS, Video Edited by Park Ji-in)
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