Jeju police inspector transferred amid gapjil, sexual harassment allegations

Inspector accused of gapjil and sexually inappropriate remarks toward subordinate

Police preserve the scene at a palm tree farm in Hallim-eup, Jeju, where the body of a missing woman was found in August, as fallout continues from the case in which Jeju police improperly closed her disappearance as resolved. [Newsis]

Jeju police, already under fire for improperly closing a missing woman's case, are now facing fresh allegations of workplace misconduct. An inspector at a local police substation is accused of subjecting a subordinate to gapjil and sexually inappropriate remarks, and has since been transferred.

A complaint was filed against Inspector A, attached to a substation under the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, alleging that he committed gapjil and made sexual comments toward a subordinate, Yonhap reported Sunday. Police transferred him to a different post to separate him from the victim and have launched an internal affairs investigation. "An inspection is currently underway to verify the facts," a police official said.

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