Former Chief Lee Im-jae and Chief Choi Seong-beom will appear at 9:00 am and 10:00 am respectively at the Mapo Investigation Building of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, where the Special Investigation Room is located.
Former chief Lee has been accused of dereliction of duty, such as wasting around 50 minutes in the government car by not taking precautionary measures even though crowds were expected to gather during Halloween, demanding even the removal of vehicles after the disaster happened.
Chief Choi has been accused of neglecting the on-site response, such as not being dispatched to the police’s request for a joint response shortly before the disaster and delaying the announcement of the second phase of the response immediately after the an accident.
The special issue intends to review the statements of the suspects investigated to date, including Park Hee-young, the head of Yongsan-gu, additional demand if necessary, and decide the direction of handling the new recruits, such as asking for arrest. guarantee.
