Sohn Jae-han: Appropriate measures were not taken even after receiving rescue requests on the day of the disaster. theSun theSundaily SouthKorea stampede halloween negligence
Police officer stands guard at the cordoned scene of the deadly Halloween crowd surge in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on November 1, 2022. AFPPIX: South Korean police on Friday blamed negligence and planning failures for last year's Halloween crowd crush in Seoul that killed more than 150 people.
“Organisations that are legally obligated to prevent and respond to disasters -- police, district offices and Seoul Metro -- did not establish safety measures in advance or came up with poor plans,“ Sohn Jae-han, the team’s head, told reporters. Six people have been arrested due to the probe -- including Lee Im-jae, the former head of the Yongsan Police Station, which oversees Itaewon, and Park Hee-young, the head of the Yongsan district office.
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