11 minutes agoTragedy in South Korea: The police admit they have not reacted properly
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The chief of police in South Korea, Yoon Hee-ken, has acknowledged that police officials have not acted adequate in the October 29th incident, in which hundreds of people have died as a result of the crackdown. This has been the first time officials have admitted that they have not done enough to prevent [...]
This has been the first time officials have admitted that they have not done enough to prevent the incident, which has left 155 people dead and injured 152 others, the BBC writes.
According to Yoon, the police's response was “misleading” and that he felt the limitless responsibility for public security “over what happened and has pledged full investigation.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening after a large number of people gathered in a town in Seoul to celebrate Halloween (Halloween).
This has been the first time this holiday has been marked with no restrictions against the Coronavirus.
Yoon has said police received several calls before the accident occurred, with warnings that the situation is serious, but the response has been missing.
He has made these comments as the public's demand for accountability increases.
