Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crowd crush
- Two former senior police officers in South Korea have been sentenced for destroying evidence related to the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul.
- The officers were given jail time for ordering the deletion of reports that highlighted safety concerns and overcrowding in the area.
- This is the first time police officials have been sentenced in connection with the disaster.
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South Korea Halloween crush: 3 former police officers sentenced for destroying evidence
Three former police officers were sentenced in a Seoul court on Wednesday for destroying evidence related to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the city’s Itaewon neighborhood in 2022.
3 ex-cops convicted in deadly S. Korea Halloween crush cover-up
SEOUL, South Korea --- A South Korean court on Wednesday convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in the capital, Seoul, in 2022. They were the first convictions over the deaths. The high death toll was largely blamed on official failures in disaster planning and a botched emergency response. More than 20 government …
Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush
SEOUL, Feb 15 — A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers yesterday for destroying evidence linked to Seoul’s deadly 2022 Halloween crush — the first police officials to be sentenced over the disaster. Tens of thousands of people — mostly in their 20s and 30s — had been out on October 29, 2022, to enjoy the first post-pandemic holiday celebrations in the popular Itaewon nightlife district. But the night turned deadly when …
A South Korean court convicted two former senior police officers of evidence destruction related to the Itawon tragedy, becoming the first two policemen to be convicted because of the incident.
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