Restaurants, stores and amusement parks are avoiding Halloween-themed events.
South Korean Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min places flowers to pay his condolence to the victims of the Oct. 29, 2022 crush, in front of the messages for victims in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. South Koreans are holding highly subdued Halloween celebrations this weekend amid tight police security, as the country marks the first anniversary of the harrowing party crush that killed about 160 people.
Authorities have deployed thousands of police, emergency and other officials since Friday for crowd control and safety of pedestrians in Itaewon and 15 other major nightlife districts in Seoul. About 200 police officers were separately mobilized to monitor narcotics use and violent crime, according to Seoul police.
Officials have tried to overhaul the country’s safety systems and response protocols since the Itaewon tragedy. But safety-related incidents have continuously occurred. In February, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach the safety minister, Lee Sang-min, over the Itaewon disaster. But the Constitutional Court in July overturned Lee’s impeachment.
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