Jeju Police Find 4 Bodies as Sergeant Bu Faces Review of Nearly 300 Cases
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 26
Jeju Police Find 4 Bodies as Sergeant Bu Faces Review of Nearly 300 Cases
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 26
Summary
Four bodies have been found on Jeju since Saturday, widening scrutiny of missing-person investigations after police confirmed 37-year-old Jang Mi-ran was among the dead.
Nearly 300 cases handled by Sergeant Bu are now under review after he was accused of lying to families and closing files early, including Jang's and a Jeju City man's case.
51 days after that man disappeared, his body was found despite police having told relatives he was safe and did not want to disclose his location.
Four officers in Bu's chain of command were put on leave, and President Lee Jae Myung ordered sweeping police reforms after the national police chief admitted systemic faults.
The scandal hits as South Korea expands police investigative powers, a sensitive shift in a country where more than 70,000 adults are reported missing each year.