Seoul Police took 85 minutes to reach the scene of the Halloween stampede

Five patrols from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency were sent to the scene, according to the record sent to opposition deputy Lee Tae Won and quoted by the South Korean news agency Yonhap. The first patrol to arrive was Number 11, which showed up at the place at 11:40 p.m. on October 29 by order of Lee Im Jae despite the fact that the first emergency call to 112 was received at 10:15 p.m. Another four patrols arrived between 11:50 p.m. and 1:40 a.m. the next day. Lee, currently suspended, arrived at his station at 11:05 p.m., about 50 minutes after the tragedy began. He apparently insisted on traveling in his car from the restaurant where he was having dinner with fellow Police officers to the police station despite the immense traffic congestion in the area. The police station is just a 10-minute walk from the restaurant. Avalanche with dozens injured at a Halloween party in Seoul The report also mentions how an internal report from the Police intelligence services that warned of possible incidents was allegedly erased after the incident related to Halloween parties. The report was never delivered to the police commanders and the fact that it has been erased indicates that the agents intended to cover up their inaction. On the other hand, the opposition deputy Cheon Jun Ho has published that the Firefighters received an emergency call to the number 119 at 10:12 p.m. in which the affected person claimed to have breathing problems and hung up shortly after amid murmurs. Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday in Seoul to remember the victims of the human avalanche that cost the lives of at least 156 people on Last October 29 at a Halloween party and to protest against the authorities, whom they hold responsible for the tragedy. The authorities have announced an investigation into what happened and municipal offices, police stations and fire stations have been registered. The National Police and President Yoon Suk Yeol have apologized for what happened and have promised to improve security measures for future occasions. However, this response has not been enough for a population outraged by what happened.