South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
- A South Korean court acquitted former police chief Kim Kwang-ho and two officers of charges related to a Halloween crowd crush that resulted in nearly 160 deaths in 2022.
- The court stated that prosecutors did not prove Kim's negligence or link his actions to the incident's high death toll and injuries.
- Victim advocates criticized the verdict as "dishonest" and called for an appeal, stating the ruling failed accountability for high-level officials.
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