The South Korean court issued its judgment on the April shuttle disaster Sewol. Captain who sank taking with him to the bottom of 295 people, was not sentenced to death. Imposed a number of many years of imprisonment.
The prosecution accused the captain of the 295 murders and demanded the death penalty. The court, however, did not accede to this request and sentenced him to 36 years in prison.
The 69-year-old Lee Joon-seok himself admitted during the trial that he deserves the death penalty. He apologized for leaving the ferry, but insisted that he did not realize that his actions lead to the death of so many people. – I was panicked, I was not able to do anything. I have not made adequate resources – he said.
Convicted of murder, however, was chief engineer of the shuttle, which did not help the two injured crew members. The man was found guilty of the deaths of two colleagues and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. 13 other crew members were found guilty of other charges. They imposed a penalty of 5 to 20 years in prison.
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Process Sewol shuttle crew since the beginning closely watched in South Korea. The April disaster caused a great stir in society. The accident claimed the lives of 295 people, mostly high school students from Seoul, who sailed on the trip. A lot of controversy provoked behavior of the crew, who had to act erratically, and even some of its members fled from the deck, leaving the passengers to fend for themselves.
Criticism also focused on the owner of the ferry and officials responsible for supervision. Sewol has been subjected to a number of modernization, which were inconsistent with the provisions and significantly worsened its stability. In addition, often swam overloaded. As a result, during the ill-fated voyage collapsed during a sudden maneuver.
The Director of the company to which he belonged Sewol committed suicide. Similarly, the director of the school, where students were the majority of victims of the disaster. Until today formally sought nine missing ferry passengers. Work on the wreck of the ferry were very difficult and claimed the lives of two divers. Now it was concluded that no further action sense lead.
Author: mk RZW // / Source: Reuters
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