Jeju police mishandling of a 37-year-old missing woman’s case has intensified public distrust of the police. Jang Mi-ran was found dead Monday at a remote palm tree farm in Hallim, 104 days after she went missing. A police officer allegedly closed the case after falsely telling her boyfriend she had been found, and he is now under investigation on charges including dereliction of duty. The case has sharpened worries about police credibility ahead of a law change that will give police greater investigative authority.
Forensic experts and police investigate the site where a 37-year-old woman named Jang Mi-ran was found dead, Monday, on Jeju Island in the scenic area of Hallim. Yonhap
The death of a 37-year-old woman on Jeju Island has raised a disturbing question: Can we trust the police?
The police are facing a crisis of credibility. Public distrust of uniformed officers has reached a new high as a series of cases have cast doubt on the police’s ability — and, at times, willingness — to investigate crimes properly.
A woman named Jang Mi-ran was found dead Monday at a remote palm tree farm in Hallim, a scenic area on Jeju Island, 104 days after she went missing. Her body was discovered near the lodge where she had stayed with her boyfriend. She left the lodge on the night of May 12, and her boyfriend reported her missing three days later when she failed to return.
