Jeju officer denies falsely closing missing-person cases before deaths

A police officer accused of falsely closing two missing-person cases on Jeju Island denied the allegations Wednesday, a day after he was detained under an arrest warrant. According to the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, the 35-year-old officer, identified by his surname Bu, maintains that he had contacted the two missin

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for greater police accountability after public outrage over the handling of a series of missing-person cases on Jeju island, as reforms are set to give the force a bigger role in criminal investigations."Police are likely to wield the greatest power among state institu