The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday postponed taking down a memorial the authority claims was “illegally” set up by bereaved families of the Itaewon tragedy. The family mem.
Criticism of the police and Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun is intensifying as records and internal documents point to their lack of response to Saturday s Itaewon crowd crush. During a party meeting, Wednesday, ruling People Power Party interim leader Chung Jin-suk said that the truth should be revealed as to why police failed to take appropriate measures to prevent the disaster. “There were 12 emergency calls before the crush,” Chung said. “Police officers were dispatched to the site four times, but why they didn t take sufficient on-site measures, such as bringing in the riot police, should be revealed and responsibility properly taken.”
Google Korea Country Director Kim Kyoung-hoon was referred to prosecutors late on Monday after being accused of perjury during last week s National Assembly audit. When Kim was called last Friday as a witness to testify at the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee s audit of the Korea Communications Commission, Kim drew criticism from lawmakers for avoiding to comment on Google s revenues in Korea and the company s stance on proposed bills for network usage fees.
Google Korea Country Director Kim Kyoung-hoon was referred to prosecutors late on Monday after being accused of perjury during last week s National Assembly audit. When Kim was called last Friday as a witness to testify at the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee s audit of the Korea Communications Commission, Kim drew criticism from lawmakers for avoiding to comment on Google s revenues in Korea and the company s stance on proposed bills for network usage fees.