South Korean police are seeking charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials – including law enforcement officers – over public safety failures they said were responsible for a crowd crush in the capital, Seoul, that killed 159 people in a popular nightlife area.
Son Je-han, who headed the National Police Agency’s special investigation into the tragedy, said on Friday that his team will now send the case file to prosecutors following the conclusion of an investigation into the events of that night.
