South Korean, Indonesian police slammed for fatal crowd crushes

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South Korean, Indonesian police slammed for fatal crowd crushes

SEOUL — A series of disasters across Asia last month has shone a harsh spotlight on the operating procedures and reputations of police forces in the region.

October saw fatal crushes at a soccer stadium in Indonesia and a Halloween parade in South Korea, as well as mass shooting in Thailand by a former police officer — all tragedies that were preventable.