Sentences handed down earlier this week essentially acknowledged that the Seoul police chief was aware of the potential for danger but took no professional action
Wednesday brought the first convictions in connection with the 2022 Halloween crowd surge in Seoul that killed almost 160 people. Three former police officers were found guilty.
Oct 29 marks the first anniversary of a devastating tragedy in Seoul’s clubbing district that took the lives of 159 people who were there to celebrate Halloween. The Straits Times finds out how the victims’ parents, survivors, and businesses are coping.
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.