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Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon is conducting a thorough investigation into the false closure of a missing persons report that occurred in Jeju. He strongly opposes the perspective that views the entire Jeju region as a crime city in light of this incident. During a parliamentary session, he questioned the police's inadequate response and requested relevant materials from the Jeju Police Agency, pressing for accountability on-site.
The investigation revealed that the missing persons case was not merely a false handling by the responsible police officer, but had also gone through the approval of superiors. This suggests issues within the police's internal procedures, and Han emphasized the need to clearly identify the responsibility of the police.
However, he drew a clear line against broadly interpreting the series of missing and death cases as a public safety issue across all of Jeju. Han argued that misinformation suggesting Jeju is particularly crime-ridden or dangerous must be prevented, and he added that accountability for the missing persons case must be strictly determined.