Today marks the 101st day anniversary of the Itaewon crowd tragedy
It’s been 101 days since the Itaewon crowd crush claimed more than 150 lives.
On Sunday, February 5, politicians, religious authorities, Itaewon crowd tragedy survivors, and mourning family members who lost loved ones in the catastrophe last October met at the National Assembly to remember the 100-day anniversary of the fatal accident.
The memorial ceremony was held after a confrontation between grieving families and the Seoul Metropolitan Government over the families’ decision to set up a memorial altar in front of City Hall without first consulting the city government.
On Saturday (February 4) evening, representatives of the city government went to the altar and handed a written notice requesting that the altar be taken down by today (February 6) at 1 pm.
The administration has already warned the group that unless the tent is willingly taken down before the deadline, it will be forcibly taken down.
The civic group leader Lee Jong-chul threatened to set himself on fire during Sunday’s memorial service if the city government tries to remove the altar, even though the city government has already claimed the altar could not be allowed because it was set up amid a public square without a permit.
To this very day, bereaved families continue to call for answers from the national government and investigations months after the tragedy in October because they feel their concerns surrounding the deaths of their loved ones have not been adequately addressed.
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