South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush

South Korean minister impeached over Halloween crowd crush

South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min over government failures in a deadly crowd crush.

South Korea lawmakers to impeach minister over crowd crush

Lee Sang-min has come under pressure to resign following heavy criticism over his handling of the October 29, 2022 disaster.

South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush

South Korea's Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min arrives to attend a meeting on integrated defense at the Blue House in the capital Seoul on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. YONHAP NEWS AGENCY PHOTO VIA AP SEOUL: South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach Lee Sang-min, the East Asian country's interior and safety minister, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response that …

South Korean interior minister suspended over last year's Halloween crowd crush

South Korea's Parliament has voted to impeach the nation's interior minister Lee Sang-min over his responses to a deadly Halloween crush.

South Korea politicians impeach minister over deadly crowd crush

Lee Sang-min held responsible for alleged bungled response to Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people.

South Korean lawmakers impeach Minister over crowd crush

Lee Sang-min faced huge criticism shortly after the crowd crush after he insisted that having more police and emergency personnel on the ground still wouldn’t have prevented the tragedy in Itaewon