(2 May 2024)
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Seoul, South Korea – 02 May 2024
1. Various of South Korean parliament plenary session
2. Wide of bereaved families of 2022 Itaewon crowd crush
3. Close of Lee Jung-min, leader of bereaved family group of Halloween crowd crush victims
4. Various of lawmakers voting for special bill on Itaewon crowd crush
5. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Kim Jin-pyo, Speaker of South Korean parliament:
"Out of 259 lawmakers present, with 256 votes in favor and three abstentions, I hereby announce the special bill on 10.29 Itaewon Tragedy has been passed."
6. Wide of parliament
7. Close of bereaved family crying
8. Wide of bereaved families holding briefing after plenary session
9. SOUNDBITE (Korean) Lee Jung-min, leader of bereaved families group;
"We are well aware that the passing of the bill today is not the end. This is the real beginning. We all know that finding out the real cause of the tragedy won’t be easy. The investigation committee will be formed to find the root cause and I have no doubt that the committee will thoroughly investigate and find the truth."
10. Various of families holding briefing
STORYLINE:
South Korea’s parliament on Thursday passed a legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people.
The single-chamber National Assembly passed the bill by a 256-0 vote. It will become a law after it’s signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol and promulgated by his government agency, steps considered formalities because he and his ruling party already agreed on its legislation.
The bill is meant to delve into the root cause of the crush, details about how authorities handled the disaster, and who must be blamed for it. The bill calls for the creation of a nine-member fact-finding committee that can independently examine the disaster for up to 15 months.
AP video shot by Yong Jun Chang
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