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[HOT LINKS] Was Park right to condemn ferry crew?

April 22, 2014
South Korean President Park Geun-hye enters a conference room at the Blue House on April 21. / Yonhap

South Korean President Park Geun-hye enters a conference room at the Blue House on April 21. / Yonhap

[Wall Street Journal] Ms. Park faced some online criticism for deflecting attention away from the government’s handling of the crisis, but also appeared to reflect public sentiment against the captain and crew.

“Are you making a fire of anger burn harder? Has the government done a good job? It was the captain that caused the accident, but the government’s handling was immature,” wrote Twitter user @hee1025w.

“Of course the almighty President Park will hold related parties responsible regardless of their positions… The captain’s action was tantamount to murder,” said @mygod1472.

But some foreign Korea-watchers also questioned whether Ms. Park’s statements may prejudice any criminal proceedings against the crew that follow the investigation. She also said that the actions of the captain and crew were “utterly unimaginable, legally and ethically.”

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