On Wednesday, a court authorized the arrest warrant for Park Soon-kwan.
According to investigators, there may have been workplace safety violations involving Aricell’s management. One of the worst workplace accidents to occur in South Korea in recent memory was the fire.
A request for comment from the news was not immediately answered by S-Connect, the parent firm of Aricells.
Following the fire, Mr. Park apologized, saying, “We would like to express our deepest condolences and apologies to the bereaved families.” We are very grieved by the loss of life.
We accept a great deal of responsibility and promise to truly assist the departed and their families in whatever manner we can,” he continued.
His detention follows the discovery after a police probe that the factory had been operating under pressure to fulfill production schedules.
According to investigators, the company had several safety concerns, such as employing inexperienced workers to handle hazardous materials and failing to solve battery quality flaws.
Additionally, it was claimed that Aricell had cheated on quality checks for contracts involving the armed forces.
Following the explosion of many battery cells, the fire started on June 24.
On the second level of the Aricell factory, where batteries were examined and packaged, were an estimated 35,000 battery cells at the time of the incident.
