South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.
SEOUL — South Korea 's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.An earlier bill, which was backed by the opposition-led parliament without the support of the ruling People Power Party , was vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol in January.
It also comes amid growing pressure on authorities, including from families of the victims, to hold those responsible to account.A spokesperson for Yoon on Wednesday welcomed the agreement reached between the ruling and opposition parties on the bill as indicating a return to cooperation in politics.
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