A growing number of travellers are cancelling their plans to visit Jeju, South Korea’s resort island, after two missing individuals were found dead. Both cases were handled by the same police officer, identified only by his surname Bu.
A South Korean police officer in Jeju Island is under investigation for allegedly falsifying missing-person reports. Police allege the officer prematurely closed at least two cases of missing persons, who were later found dead on the island. The scandal has triggered a review of closed missing-persons cases by police agencies across the country, and a call for increased police accountability by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
A South Korean police officer in Jeju Island is under investigation for allegedly falsifying missing-person reports. Police allege the officer prematurely closed at least two cases of missing persons, who were later found dead on the island. The scandal has triggered a review of closed missing-persons cases by police agencies across the country, and a call for increased police accountability by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
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