Former Seoul police chief found not guilty of negligence in Halloween crush
A South Korean court ruled on Thursday that Seoul's former police chief was not guilty of negligence in the response to a Halloween crowd crush in the capital's Itaewon nightlife district that killed 159 revellers in 2022.
Former Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief Kim Kwang-ho acquitted of negligence over deadly Halloween crowd crush
The former head of Seoul's Metropolitan Police, Kim Kwang-ho, is the most senior officer to face court over the disaster that killed 159 people, including two Australians.
South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush
Kim Kwang-ho, former chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior police officer among more than 20 police and government officials indicted over the crush in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul. Prosecutors had sought a five-year prison term for Kim.
Seoul police chief acquitted over Halloween crush
Kim Kwang-ho has been found not guilty of negligence that led to the deaths of 159 revellers in the 2022 tragedy.
Ex-Police Chief of Seoul Cleared of Criminal Negligence Over Crowd Crush
Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people.
Seoul Court Acquits Ex-police Chief Over Halloween Crush
A South Korean court acquitted the former Seoul police chief and two officers Thursday of professional negligence over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed more than 150 people, an official told AFP.
Ex-Seoul police chief acquitted over Itaewon crowd crush
A Seoul court on Thursday acquitted a former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) over the deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, citing lack of evidence linking his professional negligence to the tragedy.
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