Two former police officers were arrested in South Korea on Monday, accused of destroying evidence relating to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, according to authorities in the country.
The arrests of former intelligence officers Park Sung-min of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Kim Jin-ho of Yongsan Police are the first in an ongoing investigation into They allegedly ordered their subordinates to destroy an internal report about the risks stemming from a large crowd gathering in Itaewon during Halloween festivities.
Most of those killed in the Oct. 29 crush were young adults and teenagers, who were among tens of thousands of partygoers that poured into Seoul's Itaewon district to celebrate Halloween. Many became trapped as the narrow streets clogged up, with survivors and witnesses saying there was little police presence or crowd control until it was too late.
In dismissing the warrants, the court cited a low likelihood of Lee and Song destroying evidence or fleeing. They remain under investigation. According to those call logs, at least 11 emergency calls – growing increasingly urgent – were made to the police, pleading for crowd control, then for rescuers. The first calls came as early as four hours beforeBoth local and national authorities have since faced growing public anger and demands for accountability, with some people calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol's removal over the tragedy.
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