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Itaewon crowd crush: Bereaved families outraged after police chief’s acquittal
The court’s Oct 17 ruling sparked widespread anger among the families and their advocates. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly Halloween crowd crush
The verdict drew angry responses from grieving relatives and their advocates, who accused the court of refusing to hold high-level officials accountable.
Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted of negligence in Itaewon crowd crush
A Seoul district court on Thursday ruled that Kim Kwang-ho, the former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was not guilty of negligence before and during the deadly Halloween crowd crush on Oct.
Former Seoul police chief found not guilty of negligence in Halloween crush
A South Korean court ruled on Thursday that Seoul's former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital's Itaewon nightlife district that killed 159 revellers in 2022.
Itaewon crowd crush: Bereaved families outraged after police chief is acquitted
SEOUL: Bereaved families erupted in outrage following the acquittal of former Seoul Metropolitan Police chief Kim Kwang-ho and two senior officials in a case concerning the Itaewon crowd crush.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022
Seoul police chief acquitted over Halloween crush
Kim Kwang-ho has been found not guilty of negligence that led to the deaths of 159 revellers in the 2022 tragedy.
Ex-Police Chief of Seoul Cleared of Criminal Negligence Over Crowd Crush
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.
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[RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK] Itaewon Pub wears that name
You gotta hand it to restaurateur Simon Walsh for giving his latest endeavor such an unashamedly bold name. Opened earlier ...
bereaved family of the Itaewon disaster, "Who should I hold responsible for the death of 159 people?"
Anchor] When Kim Kwang-ho, former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, and others, who were handed over to trial on ...
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South Korea court sentences highest-ranking police officer yet to jail over Halloween crush
Almost 160 people died in the crowd crush at the trendy Itaewon nightlife district on October 29 that year, in what was one of South Korea’s deadliest disasters that left the nation reeling.
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South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush
It was the first conviction of officials over the failure by authorities to prevent or adequately respond to the overcrowding that occurred in the popular Itaewon district. No top-level officials ...
Itaewon bereaved family "Court exonerates the person in charge of responding to insolvency"
When three officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, including former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner ...