Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo
| Kidnapping and killing of Jee Ick-Joo | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Philippine drug war | |
Jee Ick-Joo | |
| Location | Kidnapping: Angeles City Body discovered: Camp Crame, Quezon City |
| Date | October 18, 2016 |
Attack type | Kidnapping, extortion, homicide |
| Deaths | Jee Ick-Joo |
| Perpetrators | ca. 8 |
| Motive | extortion, robbery |
| Accused | Ricky Santa Isabel, et al. |
| Jee Ick-Joo | |
| Hangul | 지익주 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 池益周 |
| RR | Ji Ikju |
| MR | Chi Ikchu |
Jee Ick-Joo (Korean: 지익주) was a South Korean businessman kidnapped by two policemen and later found dead on October 18, 2016, within the grounds of Camp Crame, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). A funeral parlor cremated his remains and flushed his ashes down a toilet. The policemen who kidnapped him were charged with kidnapping, carnapping, and homicide, while the officer who planned the attack was initially acquitted, but this decision was overturned on appeal in 2024 and he was convicted of kidnapping and homicide.
The chief of police, Ronald dela Rosa, offered to resign after the incident, but the president did not accept his resignation because he did not feel Rosa was responsible. Officials in the Philippines and South Korea cooperated in the investigation. The president of South Korea accepted an apology from the president of the Philippines.