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Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush

February 14, 2024

SEOUL, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) – A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence linked to Seoul’s deadly 2022 Halloween crush — the first police officials to be sentenced over the disaster. Tens of thousands of people — mostly in their 20s and 30s — had been out on October 29, 2022, to enjoy the first post-pandemic holiday celebrations in the popular Itaewon nightlife district. But the night turned […]

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South Korea to hold police accountable for crowd crush failures: PM

November 2, 2022

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korea’s prime minister said Wednesday that police must explain failures to respond to multiple emergency calls ahead of a deadly Halloween crowd surge, as investigators raided police stations. At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a crush late Saturday at the first post-pandemic Halloween party in Seoul’s popular Itaewon nightlife district. Transcripts of emergency calls obtained by AFP, many made hours […]

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