Police Require Section Chief's Written Approval Before Closing Missing Person Cases

The police will first implement a procedure requiring missing person case closure results to be reported in writing to the head of the detective division, ahead of introducing a managerial approval "double-check" system to prevent false closures of missing person cases.

The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency sent out the "Missing Person Case Investigation Strengthening Plan" to police stations nationwide today (August 24) to ensure that the head of the detective division reviews the handling results of missing person cases.

Accordingly, officers in charge of missing person cases must lift the missing person status in the missing person profiling system and report the processing results, including the reason for cancellation, in writing to the head of the detective division.

The National Police Agency is currently working on improving the profiling system so that when an officer requests to lift a missing person status, a manager can review the entered details and grant final approval.

As the system overhaul requires a certain amount of time, the chief-level written review procedure is being implemented first until the improvement work is completed.

The police aim to finish improving the profiling system within one month.

In the case of Jang Mi-ran, who had been missing for a long time in Jeju and was found today, it was revealed that Police Officer A, who received the report, closed the case just two hours and 30 minutes after receiving it and deleted management list data related to Jang that was registered in the missing person profiling system.
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