03/11/2022
POLICE CHIEF NG SOUTH KOREA, NAG-SORRY DAHIL SA ITAEWON STAMPEDE
Humungi ng patawad ang National police chief ng South Korea, na si commissioner general Yoon Hee Keun sa nangyaring Halloween stampede sa Itaewon district na ikinamatay ng 156 na tao at 151 na iba pang nasugatan.
Inihayag ni Yoon Hee-keun na "inadequate" ang police response sa disaster.
"I feel a heavy responsibility, as the head of one of the related government offices," ang pahayag ni Yoon sa isang televised news conference.
Ayon kay Yoon, inimbestigahan ng National Police Agency kung paano ipinatupad ng officers on ground ang crowd surge dahil sa kabila ng maraming tawag at pagresponde, maituring na "insufficient" ang hakbang ng kapulisan.
"I will do my best to prevent such a tragic incident from happening again in the future while once again feeling the unlimited responsibility for public safety through this accident," dagdag na pahayag ni Yoon habang nakayuko.
Una ng humingi ng patawad sa publiko sina Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon at Interior Minister Lee Sang-min.
"When I tried to comfort a person with a daughter hospitalized at the National Medical Center yesterday, they said their daughter would survive, and they believed so...I heard she passed away this morning. I am sorry that my apology has come late," ang pahayag ni Mayor Oh.
via Rmn Iloilo
