In Itaewon, a downtown area in Seoul, South Korea, on the night of the 16th, 49 days after the mass accident that killed 158 people, the bereaved families held a memorial meeting and mourned the deceased family members.
About 300 people, including bereaved families, attended a memorial service held near the site of Itaewon, and mourned the 158 people who died, including two Japanese, and offered a moment of silence.
Then, the names of the victims and photos from their lives were projected onto the screen set up at the venue, and the bereaved families of the young people who died choked their voices as they read out messages such as, "I miss you at a glance."
After the rally, a man who lost his 24-year-old daughter said, ``I couldn't protect him as his father.
Regarding the accident, two senior local police officers were arrested on the 5th of this month on suspicion of aiding the destruction of evidence by the Special Investigation Headquarters of the South Korean National Police Agency for instructing them to delete the report that pointed out the danger in advance after the accident. it was done.
On the other hand, in the South Korean parliament, the largest opposition party, which accounts for the majority, submitted a resolution to dismiss the minister in charge of the police, and it was passed on the 11th of this month in the absence of the ruling party.
The dismissal resolution is not legally binding, but this has deepened the conflict between the ruling and opposition parties, and no progress has been made in discussions on investigating the truth of the accident and preventing a recurrence.