Jeju Tourism Hit by Safety Concerns After Mishandled Missing Person Cases
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3 Out of 10 Missing Persons Cases in Jeju Handled Alone by Police Officer Who ‘Falsely Closed’ Cases
It has been revealed that Police Sergeant Bu Moo of the Jeju West Police Station single-handedly closed 298 cases, accounting for approximately 30% of adult missing person cases in the Jeju region, over the past year and four months. This figure significantly exceeds the usual average number of cases handled per person, and the police are conducting a full investigation into the allegations of false closures to determine the exact circumstances.
It has been confirmed that a police officer arrested on charges of falsely closing a series of missing person reports in Jeju single-handedly closed nearly 30% of all missing adult (runaway) cases in the island. According to data submitted by the National Police Agency to People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jae-seop on the 30th, Sergeant Bu, who was working in the missing persons task force at the Jeju West Police Station...
It has been found that the number of missing persons cases 'self-closed' by a single police corporal, suspect A in the Jeju false missing persons report closure case—exceeding the average of the three police stations' missing persons teams in Jeju—accounts for approximately 30% of the total adult missing persons cases reported in the province. (Police, 30th)
(Jeju=Yonhap News) Reporter Byun Ji-cheol = As the safety image of Jeju tourism is shaken by a case in which the police falsely closed a missing person report, tourists planning a trip are canceling accommodation reservations...
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - After discovering that a police officer falsified records to cover up mysterious disappearances on Jeju Island, South Korea, the force decided to review 310,000 cases over the past three years.
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