The Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office said that the defendants' actions were intended to reduce or conceal the responsibility for the major disaster, and that they judged that a heavier sentence needed to be sentenced.
The former chief of the Western Fire Department in Cheongju and the head of the Prevention and Safety Department are accused of writing false information in the situation report and the National Assembly's response data even though they issued the first stage of response before the Osong Underpass disaster or did not operate an emergency rescue control team.
In the first trial, they were sentenced to one year in prison, two years of probation, eight months in prison, and two years of probation, respectively.
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