In a mass accident in Seoul, South Korea, where 158 people died, the mayor of the municipality where the accident site, Itaewon, is located, was accused of neglecting to take measures without assuming that an accident would occur on Halloween. was arrested by the police on suspicion of
South Korean media reported that Park Hee-young, mayor of Yongsan-gu, where Itaewon is located, was arrested by the South Korean National Police Agency’s Special Investigation Headquarters on suspicion of professional negligence causing death and injury on the night of the 26th. I was.
In this mass accident, 158 people died because many young people who had gathered before Halloween fell on top of each other. It is said that they neglected to take measures.
In addition, the Korean media reported that the police investigation revealed that Mayor Park had replaced the smartphone after the accident and deleted the information stored on the smartphone he had been using until then, and the court said, “There is a risk of destroying evidence. It is said that he decided to arrest him after judging that there is.
In addition, the section chief of the ward office responsible for safety measures was also arrested on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death or injury.
Four senior police officers, including the then chief of the Yongsan Police Station, which has jurisdiction over Itaewon, have been arrested.