Source: Global Network
[ Global Network report] According to Yonhap News Agency , South Korean police said on the 3rd that in response to the stampede in Itaewon, the South Korean Police Department has decided to ask a special investigation team to investigate the director of Yongsan Police and a police officer who monitored the situation in the Seoul Police Department. The report said the decision was made amid increasing criticism of South Korean police.
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On the evening of October 29th local time, a large-scale stampede occurred in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. Up to now, the stampede has killed 156 people and injured more than 150 people. On the morning of October 30, South Korean President Yoon Seo-yeol delivered a televised speech on the stampede accident in Seoul, announcing national condolences. Some media said that the accident was the largest number of casualties in South Korea since the Severe Ship crash in 2014.
Yonhap News Agency reported that according to information released by the Police Department on November 1, the first time the police received the call was at 6:34 pm on the 29th, 4 hours before the stampede accident in Itaewon. Since then, the police have received 11 calls from the police, but have not responded in a practical way.
reported that at the time of the stampede, Yoo Mi-jin (sound), the police officer in charge of monitoring the situation in the Seoul Police Department, was accused of dereliction of duty. She did not realize the emergency in time and reported to the Seoul Police Commissioner and other superiors. Lee In-jae, the director of Longshan Police Department, was also accused of failing to complete the corresponding duties because he arrived at the scene of the accident too late and did not report the situation to his superiors for not reporting the situation to his superiors.
reported that the South Korean Police Department removed Yoo Mi-jin from his post on the 3rd, and Lee In-jae was also dismissed a day ago.
According to a previous report by Yonhap News Agency, Yoon Hee-gun, director of the South Korean Police Department, admitted on November 1 that the police failed to deal with the stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, a few days ago and apologized to the people. According to reports, Yoon Hee-gun delivered a speech at the police department in Seodaemun District, Seoul on the 1st, praying for the victims of this accident, expressing deep condolences to the families of the deceased, and hoping that the injured will recover as soon as possible. Regarding the citizens who were hit hard by the accident, he said that the police felt a great responsibility.