Sunday, February 19, 2023

#SOUTHKOREA: Interior Min. Impeached Over Halloween Crowd Incident

[world politics news]


South Korean politicians have voted to impeach interior minister Lee Sang-min over his responses to a deadly Halloween crush last October, setting the stage for him to become the first cabinet member removed by the legislature.

As many as 159 people were killed and 196 injured in the October 29 incident, when revellers flooded narrow alleyways in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon to enjoy the first coronavirus mask-free Halloween festivities in three years.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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