Busan Choryang Underpass Flooding Disaster: Dong-gu Deputy Mayor Also Faces Arrest Warrant Request

Heavy Rain and High Tide on July 23 Last Year Caused Vehicle Flooding, Resulting in 3 Deaths

District Mayor on Vacation... Deputy Mayor Responsible for Disaster Management

In July last year, when heavy rain exceeding 80mm per hour poured down and coincided with high tide, the Choryang Underpass in Dong-gu, Busan, was suddenly flooded, turning the downtown area into a sea of water, resulting in the deaths of three people.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The prosecution investigating the flooding accident at Choryang Underpass in Dong-gu, Busan, which occurred last July, has requested an arrest warrant for Deputy Mayor A of Dong-gu Office at the time.

According to Dong-gu, Busan, on the 22nd, the Busan District Prosecutors' Office requested an arrest warrant for the current Deputy Mayor A of Dong-gu Office in connection with the Choryang Underpass disaster.

The warrant hearing for Deputy Mayor A will be held on the morning of the 23rd at the Busan District Court.

Deputy Mayor A was acting on behalf of Mayor Choi Hyung-wook, who was on vacation during the flooding accident last year, and was in charge of overseeing the local disaster response operations.

The prosecution previously requested arrest warrants for two Dong-gu Office officials, detaining one of them.

Dong-gu Office in Busan is in a somber mood as six public officials, including Deputy Mayor A, have been sent for prosecution on charges including professional negligence causing death or injury and falsification of official documents.

The decision on whether Deputy Mayor A will be detained is expected to be announced late in the afternoon on the 23rd.

On the 9th, the court issued an arrest warrant for one of the two Dong-gu Office employees for whom the prosecution had requested arrest warrants in connection with the Choryang Underpass disaster.

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