Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Halloween crush: Police seek charges against officials

South Korea

The Itaewon accident happened due to lack of safety precautions. Police in South Korea are seeking charges against 23 officials. Last year’s crowd surge left about 160 people dead. The Itaewon accident in Seoul’s nightlife zone, which resulted in the deaths of close to 160 individuals, was attributed by investigators to a lack of safety … Read more

Itaewon crowd crush: Senior officials are innocent says report

Itaewon

The report blamed local municipal and emergency service officials. Lee Jung-min told the report was “cutting off the lizard’s tail to spare the head”. The catastrophic crush killed 159 people. A long-awaited investigation on last October’s tragic crowd crush in Seoul has largely exonerated key government officials. Instead, the report blamed local municipal and emergency … Read more