SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) — Opposition parties said Wednesday they will push for launching an independent body to investigate the Itaewon tragedy again after wrapping up a parliamentary probe into the case amid criticism it fell short of expectations.
The special parliamentary committee on the case ended the 55-day probe by adopting a report on its outcome on Tuesday, though the ruling People Power Party (PPP) refused to endorse it, citing descriptions that Interior Minister Lee Sang-min mishandled the aftermath of the Oct. 29 crowd crush that killed 159 people.
The PPP also raised objections against descriptions that the relocation of […]
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