Police Claimed to Have Spoken to Missing Person, But No Records Found; Jeju Police to Inspect All Missing Cases

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As the police investigation into the false closure of a missing person case in Jeju gains momentum, the lies told by the officer in charge are gradually coming to light. The head of the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, who issued a formal apology to the bereaved family and the public, announced that all missing person cases within the Jeju region will be re-examined.

Here is a report by Je Hui-won.

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Police are intensively questioning Police Inspector Boo, who was arrested on the 25th on charges including dereliction of duty, regarding the reason behind the false closure of the missing person case.

Uncovering why Inspector Boo committed such acts—given that there was no distinct practical benefit gained from closing the case falsely—remains one of the core issues of this investigation.

Police stated that while Inspector Boo consistently claimed to have spoken directly with the missing person, autopsy results estimate that the individual had already died before the missing person report was filed.

No records of calls between the mobile phones of Inspector Boo and the missing person were found either.

In response, Inspector Boo denied the allegations, making statements to the effect that they "do not remember what communication method was used to speak with the missing person." Police stated that they have checked all communication devices, but have not found any clues so far to support Inspector Boo's claims.

Inspector Boo's actions are also difficult to understand given that, despite claiming to have verified Mr. Jang's safety through a phone call, the case was closed by entering it into the missing person profiling system as a "traffic accident death."

It was also revealed that Inspector Boo checked the location of Mr. Jang's mobile phone a total of four times after a re-report on the missing person was filed.

Despite having personally entered that Mr. Jang died in a traffic accident, the location was checked from 5:16 PM on July 20th to 2:20 PM the following day.

Police plan to deploy profilers to clearly determine Inspector Boo's motive for the crime.

Thirteen days after the launch of the investigation into the police officer in charge of the missing person case, the head of the Jeju Provincial Police Agency bowed their head to the bereaved family and the public.

[Ko Pyung-ki / Chief of Jeju Provincial Police Agency: I bow my head and offer my deepest apologies to the residents of the province and the citizens who must have felt great disappointment and anxiety.]

Chief Ko further announced a comprehensive reinvestigation of all missing person cases across the province.

(Video Reported by: Ko Seung-hwan / JIBS, Video Edited by: Ahn Yeo-jin, Design: Seo Hyun-jung, Kim Min-young)
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