{"id":43672,"date":"2024-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/?guid=b1b42270b2d41328af72e23a0ccf03e3"},"modified":"2024-01-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T00:00:00","slug":"prosecution-panel-urges-indictment-of-seoul-police-chief-over-itaewon-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/prosecution-panel-urges-indictment-of-seoul-police-chief-over-itaewon-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution panel urges indictment of Seoul police chief over Itaewon tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n SEOUL, A prosecutorial committee of outside experts recommended Monday that Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) chief Kim Kwang-ho be indicted over the Itaewon crowd crush.<\/p>\n
Following a discussion that lasted more than seven hours, the 15-member committee recommended prosecutors indict Kim in a 9-6 decision.<\/p>\n
The SMPA chief had been probed on charges of professional negligence in connection with the Oct. 29, 2022, tragedy that killed 159 people, mostly those in their 20s.<\/p>\n
The committee, however, recommended against the indictment of former Yongsan Fire Station chief Choi Seong-beom in a 1-14 decision.<\/p>\n
The investigation into the fatal crowd crush had been left unconcluded for more than a year since police wrapped up their probe and referred the case to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors Office on Jan. 13 last year.<\/p>\n
The special police investigation team concluded the crowd crush was a “man-made” disaster caused by authorities’ failure to come up with disaster prevention measures and respond promptly
\nto an emergency situation, referring 23 officials to the prosecution.<\/p>\n
The district prosecutors office said it will make its final decision upon close analysis of evidence, fact and legal principles based on investigation results and the committee’s decision.<\/p>\n
Under the regulations of the Supreme Prosecutors Office, prosecutors are advised to respect the committee’s decision but are not mandated to comply with it.<\/p>\n
The prosecution launches an investigative review committee on cases that come under intense public scrutiny. Fifteen members of a pool of 150 to 300 outside experts are randomly chosen to take part in the committee.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SEOUL, A prosecutorial committee of outside experts recommended Monday that Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) chief Kim Kwang-ho be indicted over the Itaewon crowd crush.<\/p>\n
Following a discussion that lasted more than seven hours, the 15-member …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n