Senior Jeju police officers removed from duty over missing-person scandal

The Jeju missing-person scandal deepened Tuesday as senior officers were removed from duty and new details emerged about how a police officer allegedly falsely closed cases involving two people who were later found dead. Four senior officers at Jeju Seobu Police Station have been suspended from their duties in connection with the cases, the National Police Agency said. The officer at the center of the investigation, surnamed Bu, is accused of closing missing-person cases after falsely claiming t