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South Korea parliament approves bill on new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush

Reuters
·1-min read

SEOUL, May 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022.

An earlier bill, which was backed the opposition-led parliament without the support of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was vetoed by President Yoon Suk-yeol in January.

The latest bill is a compromise that removes granting investigative power to the panel which Yoon had objected to, according to his office. (Reporting by Hyunsu Yim Editing by Ed Davies)