Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Halloween
Ex-Police Chief of Seoul Cleared of Criminal Negligence Over Crowd Crush
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.
Former Seoul Police Chief Found Not Guilty of Negligence in Halloween Crush
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court ruled on Thursday that Seoul's former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital's Itaewon nightlife district that killed 159 revellers in 2022.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly Halloween crowd crush
The verdict drew angry responses from grieving relatives and their advocates, who accused the court of refusing to hold high-level officials accountable.
Former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief Kim Kwang-ho acquitted of negligence over deadly Halloween crowd crush
The former head of Seoul's Metropolitan Police, Kim Kwang-ho, is the most senior officer to face court over the disaster that killed 159 people, including two Australians.
Seoul police chief acquitted over Halloween crush
Kim Kwang-ho has been found not guilty of negligence that led to the deaths of 159 revellers in the 2022 tragedy.
Former Seoul police chief acquitted over 2022 Halloween crowd crush tragedy
A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers today of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Kim Kwang-ho, former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior police official among more than 20 police and government officials indicted over the crush in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul. Prosecutors had sought a five-year prison term for Kim.
Seoul Court Acquits Ex-police Chief Over Halloween Crush
A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers Thursday of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed more than 150 people, an official told AFP.
Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted over Itaewon crowd crush
A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted a former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) over the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, citing lack of evidence linking his professional negligence to the tragedy.
Seoul's Halloween Crowd Crush Killed 159 People. Police Ignored It.
Docuseries Crush, premiering Oct. 17 on Paramount+, investigates the tragic 2022 crowd crush in Seoul that claimed the lives of many young revelers
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