[Exclusive] There was an on-site request for "requires a mobile corps"... ignoring? omission?

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There is a separate organization within the police that maintains order and manages safety when a large number of people gather.

The task force mainly plays such a role, but the controversy continues over why the task force was not deployed in Itaewon this time.

The Yongsan Police Station is said to have requested the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency for a task force in advance, but the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency claims that there is no such fact.

Reporter Sohn Ki-joon reported.

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is a document prepared by the Women's and Youth Division of the Yongsan Police Station on the 28th of last month, one day before the disaster, which SBS obtained.

This is a summary of the contents of the meeting two days ago when the police, merchants' association, ward office, and Itaewon station manager gathered ahead of the Halloween event. In other words, it said that about 120 people are waiting'.

A police official who attended the meeting told SBS reporters, "The Yongsan Police Station executive told the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency that they needed support for the Mobile Police to manage the crowd, so even though the number of personnel is not the same as last year, it will be supported again this year," said SBS reporters. .

It is said that Yongsan Station has requested in advance the dispatch of a task force belonging to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, a manpower to maintain order.

Last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency deployed three squadrons, 180 people, to Itaewon during the Halloween event to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

However, during this Halloween period, only 20 traffic teams were deployed exclusively for road flow, such as vehicle control, and there was not a single task force managing crowds at assembly sites.

A police officer belonging to the Itaewon police box also posted a message on the internal police bulletin board saying, "I requested the Seoul Metropolitan Government to support the riot police, but I understand that they did not apply."

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency refuted these claims by police officers in Yongsan.

An official from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, "Yongsan-seo only officially requested a mobilization force, and never requested the deployment of a task force."

As the two sides' arguments differ over whether the task force is requested or not, it is expected that the facts will be revealed through future inspections and investigations.

(Video coverage: Chang-hyeon Cho, video editing: Jeong-sam Park)

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There are many opinions that the police are talking about each other, and that the reporting system after the accident is messed up.

Let's organize these contents one by one with reporter Park Chan-beom.

[Reporter Park Chan-beom: On the day of the disaster, the first on-site manager was the chief of Yongsan Police Station.

And the person in charge of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency was the 112 Situation Manager at the time.

Let's take a look at how we reacted in each time period.

The accident occurred at 10:15 pm on the 29th of October.

The chief of Yongsan Police Station orders the police to be dispatched by radio after 3 minutes.

And what happened while giving traffic control instructions, etc., at 11:36 pm, 1 hour and 21 minutes after the accident occurred, the first report was made to the Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's 112 Situation Room was also a problem.

Even though there were a lot of reports of rescue of people being crushed, the situation manager on duty 112 reports the situation to the National Police Agency at 0:02 in the morning.

While doing this, Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun received the first report at 0:14 a.m. about two hours after the disaster, and then ordered to mobilize all available police force.

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Kim Kwang-ho arrived at the Itaewon site at 0:25.

The police at the district police box at the scene were struggling at the scene in a situation where the commander's judgment was delayed.]

[Reporter Park Chan-beom: It was obviously not normal.

President Yoon Seok-yeol receives the first report at 11:01 p.m.

Minister of Public Administration and Security Lee Sang-min, who oversees the police and fire department, receives a report at 11:20.

The president and the minister both reported to the Central Disaster and Safety Situation Office of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security from the Fire Service Situation Room and the President's State Affairs Situation Office.

So, the police command, where a quick response is vital, the Seoul and National Police Commissioners were aware of the incident later than the president.]