Court fines Itaewon hotel CEO 8 million won for illegally building structures near crowd crush site - The unauthorized construction around the hotel has been blamed for making the crowd crush worse

A Seoul court on Wednesday fined Hamilton Hotel CEO, identified by his last name Lee, 8 million won ($6,200) for illegally building structures for the alleyway around the hotel where the Itaewon crowd crush happened last year. The decision is the first court ruling on cases involving the crowd crush. The unauthorized construction of structures around the hotel has been blamed for making the crowd crush worse by narrowing the alleyway where the accident happened.