Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush

The Hindu  

A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence linked to Seoul's deadly 2022 Halloween crush – the first police officials to be sentenced over the disaster. The two former police officers were handed jail time for ordering in the aftermath of the disaster the deletion of four internal police reports which had identified in advance safety concerns over possible overcrowding in the area. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Park Sung-min, a former senior intelligence officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, to 1.5 years in prison, and Kim Jin-ho, a former intelligence officer at the Yongsan Police Station to one year in prison, suspended for three years. "The defendants should have actively cooperated with the investigation by preserving existing data, but on the contrary, they deleted or arbitrarily destroyed internal reports written prior to the accident and destroyed evidence," the court said.

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South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly Halloween crowd crush
2 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly Halloween crowd crush

LA Times  

Kim Kwang-ho, center, former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, arrives at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Thursday. A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital and two other officers not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022. Kim Kwang-ho, former …

South Korean police officers jailed over deadly 2022 Halloween crush
3 months, 1 week ago

South Korean police officers jailed over deadly 2022 Halloween crush

ABC  

A South Korean court has handed prison sentences to three police officers over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed 159 people. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Lee Im-jae, the former chief of Seoul's Yongsan police station, whose jurisdiction includes Itaewon, to three years in prison. Police ignored hotline calls warning …

South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush
10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean court convicts 3 ex-police officers in cover-up of deadly Halloween crowd crush

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Park Seong-min, a former senior intelligence officer at the Seoul Metropolitan Police …

South Korean court convicts 23-year-old man in car-and-stabbing attack that killed 2 and injured 12
11 months, 1 week ago

South Korean court convicts 23-year-old man in car-and-stabbing attack that killed 2 and injured 12

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean judge convicted a man of murder Thursday for an unprovoked car-and-stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in a city near Seoul last year. Judge Kang Hyun-koo of the Suwon District Court’s Seongnam branch gave Choi a life prison sentence, rejecting defense lawyers’ appeal for leniency based on the defendant’s …

Seoul police chief charged over deadly Halloween crush
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Seoul police chief charged over deadly Halloween crush

ABC  

Seoul's chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South Korean capital said. Key points: Seoul's chief of police Kim Kwang-ho was charged with professional negligence resulting in injury or death Prosecutors said he "did not take necessary measures" to protect civilians Kim is the …

Seoul police chief charged over deadly 2022 Halloween crowd surge in Itaewon
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Seoul police chief charged over deadly 2022 Halloween crowd surge in Itaewon

New Indian Express  

SEOUL: Seoul's chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South Korean capital said. Kim Kwang-ho, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was charged with professional negligence resulting in injury or death, Seoul's Western District Prosecutors' Office said in a statement released Friday. Prosecutors …

South Koreans hold subdued Halloween celebrations a year after party crush killed about 160 people
1 year, 2 months ago

South Koreans hold subdued Halloween celebrations a year after party crush killed about 160 people

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Halloween celebrations in South Korea were subdued on the eve of the first anniversary of a harrowing crowd surge that killed about 160 people in a Seoul alleyway. Few people clad in Halloween costumes were seen Saturday in Seoul’s popular Itaewon neighborhood, where revelers fell on each other like dominos as a large number of people …

South Korean police pursue suspect in 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days
1 year, 5 months ago

South Korean police pursue suspect in 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in the South Korean city of Seongnam, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall, leaving at least 14 people wounded. Just hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday called for “ultra-strong” law enforcement measures in response to …

South Korean court overturns impeachment of government minister ousted over deadly crowd crush
1 year, 5 months ago

South Korean court overturns impeachment of government minister ousted over deadly crowd crush

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday overturned the impeachment of the public safety minister ousted over a Halloween crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people last October at a nightlife district in the capital, Seoul. Vice Minister Han Chang-seob had served as acting minister since February when South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach Lee, saying …

South Korean government minister impeached over Halloween crowd crush that killed 158
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korean government minister impeached over Halloween crowd crush that killed 158

LA Times  

South Korean Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min has been impeached over the Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in Seoul. South Korean lawmakers Wednesday voted to impeach the country’s interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response to a crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in …

S. Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush
1 year, 11 months ago

S. Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, about half of them law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people. The results of the 74-day police investigation announced by Son mostly confirmed what was already …

S. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy
2 years, 2 months ago

S. Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — When Kim Kap Soo watched live broadcasts of the harrowing Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people in Seoul last weekend, there was shock and sadness — but also the embarrassed realization that this wasn’t the first time he’d seen South Korea suffer a devastating disaster as a result of official incompetence and safety …

Investigators raid Seoul police over deadly crowd surge
2 years, 2 months ago

Investigators raid Seoul police over deadly crowd surge

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s National Police Agency on Wednesday raided local police departments in the capital, Seoul, and the city’s Yongsan district office as it investigates whether official ineptitude contributed to a deadly crowd surge that killed 156 people in the neighborhood of Itaewon. The raids came a day after the national agency acknowledged that Seoul police failed …

Seoul Halloween stampede: Panicked emergency calls reveal crowd’s surge fears
2 years, 2 months ago

Seoul Halloween stampede: Panicked emergency calls reveal crowd’s surge fears

The Independent  

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Seoul Halloween stampede: Police chief admits to ‘heavy responsibility’ for failing to stop deadly crowd crush
2 years, 2 months ago

Seoul Halloween stampede: Police chief admits to ‘heavy responsibility’ for failing to stop deadly crowd crush

The Independent  

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S. Korea officials admit responsibility in Halloween tragedy
2 years, 2 months ago

S. Korea officials admit responsibility in Halloween tragedy

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures in preventing and responding to a Halloween crowd surge that killed more than 150 people and left citizens shocked and angry. National police chief Yoon Hee Keun said an initial investigation found there were many urgent calls from citizens notifying authorities about the potential danger …

South Korean police admit to 'not effectively handling crowd surge' during Halloween festivities
2 years, 2 months ago

South Korean police admit to 'not effectively handling crowd surge' during Halloween festivities

India TV News  

Highlights “Police will do their best to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again," cops said Commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency said many urgent calls were made to them Officers who had received those calls didn’t respond to them satisfactorily, he said South Korea’s police chief admitted “a heavy responsibility” for failing to prevent a recent …

South Korea promises investigation after Halloween crowd crush
2 years, 2 months ago

South Korea promises investigation after Halloween crowd crush

Al Jazeera  

Mourners pay respects as 154 people confirmed dead in the disaster, which took place during Halloween celebrations in Seoul. South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into mourning. Tens of thousands of people had crowded into …

South Korea's Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills at least 151
2 years, 2 months ago

South Korea's Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills at least 151

The Hindu  

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on October 30, 2022 after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. A huge crowd celebrating in the popular Itaewon district surged into an alley on October 29, 2022 night, emergency officials said, adding the death toll could rise. Social media footage …

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
2 years, 2 months ago

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A mass of mostly young people among tens of thousands who gathered to celebrate Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years. Seoul’s city government said more than 1,000 people have called a …

‘Halloween nightmare’: Witnesses recount deadly Seoul crowd crush
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Halloween nightmare’: Witnesses recount deadly Seoul crowd crush

Al Jazeera  

Survivors describe people ‘falling like dominoes’ and being trapped in a crush of bodies in a disaster that killed at least 151 people. Witnesses and survivors have described being trapped in a crush of bodies for more than an hour and people falling like “dominoes” and being trampled during a deadly crowd surge in South Korea’s capital, Seoul. The crush …

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
2 years, 2 months ago

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

The Hindu  

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years. Emergency workers and pedestrians desperately performed CPR on people lying in the streets after the crush in the capital’s leisure district …

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