Kim compared the Itaewon tragedy and the “the inaction for four hours” to the delayed response to the Sewol disaster. President Park Geun-hye later faced fierce criticism for the delayed response to save those on board. Of the 304 who died in the disaster, 250 were students. “We demand a proper apology from and punishment for those in charge.” On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry sank off the coast of Jindo County, South Jeolla, while traveling from Incheon to Jeju Island. “Eight years since the Sewol ferry accident, the country has not changed,” said Kim Chang-in, head of the Youth Justice Party, in a press conference at the National Assembly in western Seoul. That explains the timing of the Justice Party vigils. Police transcripts released Tuesday showed that people had reported to the 112 emergency hotline serious concerns over the crowd in the narrow alleyway in Itaewon as early as 6:34 p.m., around four hours before the deaths occurred. in Itaewon through Saturday with liberal civic groups dedicated to gender equality and helping young people. The minor Justice Party announced Thursday that it would hold daily candlelight vigils at 6:34 p.m. The group previously organized rallies demanding President Yoon Suk-yeol step down. The group previously announced through its YouTube channel that it had asked the Seoul city government for a permit to hold a vigil in Gwanghwamun and was awaiting a reply. He stressed that the disaster could have been prevented. In a press conference Thursday in Yongsan District, central Seoul, the group said the vigil “will show that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration is ultimately responsible for the disaster.” “The government is evading its responsibilities and finding scapegoats, inciting the public’s anger,” said Kim Min-woong, a co-chair of the group. 29 that killed at least 156 people, mostly youths in their 20s. Members of one civic group, Candlelight Action, scheduled a vigil for Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on Saturday, which is the final day of national mourning for the victims of the crowd crush in Itaewon on Oct. Liberal activists are calling for candlelight vigils to honor the victims of the Itaewon tragedy and demand accountability for their deaths. They announced plans to hold a candlelight vigil to commemorate the victims on Saturday. The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment.Liberal activists pay respects at a makeshift memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon tragedy near Itaewon Station in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Thursday. "It's unnecessary and outdated and doesn't make us more safe, targets people in poverty and the minority," said a 26-year-old participant in the vigil, Jess Koh, referring to the death penalty. The vigil was also for another Malaysian on death row in Singapore, Datchinamurthy Kataiah, who was convicted of trafficking 45 g of diamorphine.ĭharmalingam's case has attracted international attention with a group of United Nations experts and British billionaire Richard Branson joining Malaysia's prime minister and human rights activists to urge Singapore to commute his death sentence. Participants wore T-shirts with slogans calling for the death penalty to be abolished. The vigil was accompanied by speeches, prayers and musical performances. His lawyers and activists have said Nagaenthran's IQ was found to be at 69, a level recognized as an intellectual disability. Dharmalingam's family stood at the perimeter of the park as foreigners are not allowed to enter under Singaporean laws on protests. "I don't want to give up hope until the day," his cousin, Thenmoli Sunniah said, referring to the date the family say the execution is scheduled for, April 27. The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear another motion filed by Dharmalingam and his mother. He lost his final appeal against the execution last month. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, has been on death row for more than a decade for trafficking 43 grams (1.5 oz) of heroin into Singapore. SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) - About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the planned hanging of a Malaysian convicted of drug smuggling whom activists say should be spared because he has an intellectual disability.
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