Korea Shifts Investigative Power to Police
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A revision to the Criminal Procedure Act has passed, granting the police sole investigative power and stripping prosecutors of all such authority.
President Lee Jae Myung called for internal police reform during a meeting with his top aides on September 3, 2026.
The National Police Agency is separately seeking legal authority to track the locations of missing adults. The proposal is modeled on the existing system for missing children.
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- Yonhap: Police to push for legal grounds to track locations of missing adults