South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal
- South Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three years, prompted by a scandal in which an officer was arrested on suspicion of falsifying records to close files on two people who were later found dead.
- The case has drawn national attention, with President Lee Jae Myung ordering an investigation into the police handling of it and telling the force to draw up a reform plan.
- The interior minister, Yun Hojung, apologised to the public on Wednesday, saying the case had exposed a structural flaw in the way police handle missing persons.
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- South Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three years, prompted by a scandal in which an officer was arrested on suspicion of falsifying records to close files on two people who were later found dead.
- The case has drawn national attention, with President Lee Jae Myung ordering an investigation into the police handling of it and telling the force to draw up a reform plan.
- The interior minister, Yun Hojung, apologised to the public on Wednesday, saying the case had exposed a structural flaw in the way police handle missing persons.
Sources: Guardian