▲ Bereaved family members of the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush in 2022 and activists stage a rally in central Seoul on Feb. 3, 2024. (Yonhap)

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Bereaved family members of Itaewon crowd crush stage rally in central Seoul

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family members of the deadly 2022 crowd crush in the district of Itaewon staged a rally in central Seoul on Saturday, condemning President Yoon Suk Yeol for vetoing a special bill for a new investigation into the incident.

The demonstrators displayed 159 banners, each symbolizing a life lost during the tragic crowd crush in a narrow alley in the heart of Seoul's Itaewon on Halloween weekend in 2022.

The rally came after Yoon earlier this week vetoed a special bill mandating a new investigation into the case.

Yoon exercised his veto power by endorsing a motion demanding the National Assembly reconsider the legislation that the main opposition Democratic Party railroaded through the National Assembly in January.

The legislation calls for establishing a special investigation committee to reexamine the causes of the deadly crowd crush and to ensure the rights of the victims.

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