South Korean Police are pushing for criminal charges against a number of officers and officials over the horrific crush which killed close to 160 people.
The South Korean Police are looking to press charges including involuntary manslaughter against around 23 officials and law enforcement officers claiming negligence.
It is alleged that the officials and officers were aware that around 100,000 people were expected the night of the crush, despite only assigning 137 officers to monitor the event at Itaewon, Seoul.
It is believed that these officers were assigned to the area to watch for illegal drug use and potential fights.
Police are claiming that by assigning a majority of these officers to watch for narcotics and violence, there were not enough officials tasked with monitoring the safety of pedestrians.
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