Chinanews.com, December 21. According to Korea International Broadcasting (KBS) reports, on the 21st, the ruling and opposition members of the Special Committee for the Investigation of the Itaewon Stampede Accident launched the first on-site investigation.
According to reports, members of the National Affairs Investigation Special Committee have successively visited the scene of the Yongsan Itaewon stampede accident, the Itaewon Police Station, the Seoul Police Agency, and the Seoul Special City Hall for the first on-site investigation starting from the morning of the 21st.
On the evening of October 29, local time, a large-scale stampede occurred in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea.
The picture shows the alley where the incident occurred, taken from a nearby hotel on October 30, local time.
Photo by Wan Jiaxin
The special committee will go to the Yongsan District Office and the Ministry of Administration and Security for the second on-site investigation on the 23rd.
Next week, reports from agencies from the Prime Minister's Office and the State Affairs Office of the President's Office will be heard.
There will be three hearings in the first week of January 2023.
Eighty-nine people, including Minister of Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, Director of the National Police Agency Yoon Hee-geun, and Director of the Office of State Affairs of the Presidential Office Han Oh-seop, will attend the hearing as witnesses.
On the evening of October 29, a large number of people participated in a festival party in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul.
In a narrow descending alley, after someone fell in front, the flow of people behind followed, resulting in a serious stampede, resulting in a total of 158 deaths and 196 injuries.
The National Assembly of South Korea launched a national affairs investigation into the Itaewon stampede on November 24. It will last for 45 days, and some institutions in the presidential office will be investigated.