On the first anniversary of the Itaewon crowd crush that claimed 159 lives, bereaved families, civic groups and citizens gathered for a memorial service and march, demanding a thorough investigation and a formal apology from the government. The Itaewon Disaster Citizens’ Task Force and the Itaewon Disaster Bereaved Families group hosted the event Sunday, with the march starting from the site of the disaster nea.
President Yoon Suk Yeol s decision not to attend a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush, scheduled for Sunday, has drawn growing criticism from the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), who have pressed the presidential office, slamming its explanation that the ceremony is politically motivated.
Local governments paid over 400 million won ($294,000) to cover overtime labor costs for public servants mobilized to handle the fallout from the bungled World Scout Jamboree, which saw its participants evacuated from the campsite in August, earlier than scheduled, due to safety concerns, with the central government refusing to compensate the cost, an opposition lawmaker said, Wednesday.
“It is one of the most completely ridiculous ideas I have heard in a long time,” said the former Finance Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson. The former Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key called it “barking mad.”
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