South Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crowd surge
Among those recommended for indictment include the mayor of Seoul's Yongsan district, and the district's former police chief — two of the six who have been arrested.
by The Associated Press
Jan 13, 2023
2 minutes
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police are seeking charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, including law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people.
Despite anticipating a weekend crowd of
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