Hyundai Oilbank was informed last October of the Ministry of Environment s plan to fine it 150.9 billion won ($122 million) for its alleged illegal misuse of wastewater, according to the oil refiner s parent company HD Hyundai, Tuesday. The size of the fine is larger than any other penalties that have been imposed on violators of environmental laws in Korea.
Almost two months after at least 158 people died in a crowd crush in central Seoul s Itaewon on Oct. 29, a special investigative committee formed by the National Assembly was launched on Wednesday.
Opposition parties approved the schedule and list of witnesses for a parliamentary probe into the Itaewon crowd surge Monday as the ruling People Power Party boycotted the investigation in protest of what it claims is foul play.
Rival parties agreed, Wednesday, to hold a parliamentary investigation into the Oct. 29 tragedy that killed at least 158 Halloween partygoers in Seoul s Itaewon area. The floor leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) announced the agreement to kick off a 45-day investigation, Thursady, and conduct hearings and other investigative activities after the National Assembly passes the national budget for next year.