'Gwangju Building Collapse Disaster' Supervisor Negligence Leads to Inspector's Detention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The supervisor who failed to fulfill their duty of supervision during the Gwangju building collapse accident that resulted in 17 casualties has been arrested.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency Investigation Headquarters on the 22nd, Judge Park Minwoo, head of the warrant division at the Gwangju District Court, issued an arrest warrant for supervisor A on charges including professional negligence causing death and violation of the Building Management Act.

The reason for issuing the arrest warrant was reportedly due to concerns over potential evidence tampering.

Supervisor A, responsible for overseeing the demolition of the building in Hakdong 4 District, Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, was supposed to manage and supervise whether the demolition was proceeding according to the demolition plan, but was not present at the site during the demolition.

Additionally, although a daily supervision log was required to be written during the construction process, it was not maintained.

The police, investigating the cause of the building collapse, responsibility, and the overall redevelopment project, have so far booked 19 people for investigation and have arrested three of them.

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