Returned to Family After 106 Days... "A System Worse Than a Neighborhood Grocery Store"

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A wake for the late Mr. Chang was set up in Jeju yesterday. Recalling Mr. Chang, who returned to his family 106 days after a missing person report was filed, the bereaved family criticized that the police's action of falsely closing the missing person report can never be forgiven.

Reporter Cho Min-ki met with the bereaved family.

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Condolence wreaths line up in front of the mortuary, and white chrysanthemums are placed below the portrait.

The wake for the late Mr. Chang, who was found dead 104 days after a missing person report was filed with the police, was prepared at a hospital in Jeju city yesterday.

Guarding the mortuary with grim expressions, the bereaved family recalled that Mr. Chang had a kind heart, always willing to give to others while rarely asking for help.

[Bereaved Family Member of Mr. Chang: He tried not to express his feelings or show it that much, and then this happened without even our family knowing about it.]

Stating that they hope Mr. Chang's death is no longer sensationalized, the bereaved family demanded a thorough investigation, emphasizing that they cannot forgive Police Inspector Bu of the Jeju Seobu Police Station, who is accused of arbitrarily and falsely closing the missing person report filed by the family.

[Bereaved Family Member of Mr. Chang: Why, why, why did he do it? That is what we are most curious about. Exactly why? I feel like nothing else comes to mind besides 'why?' It had nothing to do with his personal performance record, so why go this far...]

Expressing anger beyond the personal deviation of Inspector Bu, they also lashed out at the police system that allowed a missing person case to be buried by a single investigator.

[Bereaved Family Member of Mr. Chang: I think I have lost all trust in the missing persons investigation team. Isn't this a system worse than any small and medium-sized enterprise or even a truly tiny local shop?]

Standing before the body of Mr. Chang, which had been neglected for over 100 days, the family urged that such an incident must never happen again and called for comprehensive countermeasures.

[Bereaved Family Member of Mr. Chang: They say things like they are implementing dual-approval systems now, but since things have turned out this way, I hope they thoroughly review everything and fix it properly from scratch.]

The funeral procession for Mr. Chang will be strictly observed tomorrow morning.

(Video by: Lee Sang-hak, Video Editing by: Kim Yoon-sung)
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