Police in South Korea plan to reexamine about 310,000 missing person cases closed over the past three years following controversy over a Jeju case. The National Police Agency aims to finish the review by November and will reopen cases found to have been handled improperly. Provincial and metropolitan police agencies will also review closed cases weekly and order reinvestigations when needed. The move follows a case in which a police officer closed a missing person report in May without confirming the woman’s safety.
The National Police Agency in Seodaemun District, Seoul, Aug. 4. Yonhap
Police plan to conduct a comprehensive review of about 310,000 missing person cases closed over the past three years following controversies surrounding a missing person case on the southern island of Jeju.
The National Police Agency (NPA) is preparing a set of measures aimed at overhauling its missing person investigation system, with the review scheduled to be completed by November, officials said.
The agency will identity cases considered particularly vulnerable to improper closure and recheck whether the missing persons are safe and whether the cases were handled appropriately.
