National Assembly passes bill for new probe into Itaewon tragedy
The rival parties on Thursday passed a watered-down version of a special investigation bill that opens a new probe into the Oct. 29, 2022 Itaewon crowd crush, in a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation. Of the 259 members of the single-chamber National Assembly that participated in the voting, 256 voted in favor of passing the bill, which seeks to launch an independent investigation panel for the tragedy that claimed 159 lives, during a plenary session held in the afternoon. Three lawmakers fr
May 2, 2024