韩国沉船船长过失杀人罪被起诉
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]The captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has been charged with manslaughter, reports say.[/b][/size][/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]韩国世越号沉船船长因过失杀人罪被起诉。[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Lee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put, reports Yonhap news agency.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]He was among the first to be rescued by coast guards at the scene.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The Sewol [url=http://www.enread.com/news/politics/96651.html]ferry[/url] disaster on 16 April killed 281 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 23 are still missing.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Besides Mr Lee, three crew members - the chief engineer, the chief mate and the second mate - are also being charged with manslaughter. If convicted, they could face life imprisonment.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]"The [four people charged] escaped before the passengers, leading to grave casualties," prosecutor Ahn Sang-don told journalists. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Prosecutors have indicted another 11 crew members for negligence. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]Only 172 passengers survived the sinking of the ferry, including 22 of the 29 [url=http://www.enread.com/news/politics/96651.html]crew[/url] members.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][b]Structural fears[/b][/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The authorities have also arrested several people who were not on the ferry at the time of sinking. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]These include five officials of the ferry owner, Chonghaejin Marine Company, and an employee of a private safety device inspection company. [/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]The latter is suspected of conducting poor inspections of the ferry's safety equipment.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]South Korea, meanwhile, is looking to reform its safety and emergency response system in the wake of the ferry's sinking.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px][url=http://www.enread.com/news/politics/96651.html]President[/url] Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday that the government would soon release details of this move, said Yonhap.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma][size=14px]She has previously apologised for the way the government handled the incident, amid questions over the initial rescue effort.[/size][/font]
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