All posts tagged "sewol"

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    344 people booked for participating in rallies for ferry victims

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — A total of 344 people have been booked for investigation on charges of participating in “illegal” street rallies on behalf of the victims of April’s ferry sinking, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Seoul Central District...

    • Posted July 2, 2014
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  • A man stands at the Sewol memorial in front of the Korean Consul General in Los Angeles before its removal. (Newsis)
    Controversy brews over removal of Sewol memorial at L.A. Korean Consulate General

    Some in the Los Angeles Korean community expressed outrage after the Korean Consulate General forcefully took down a community-built memorial for Sewol victims. The memorial, begun four days after the ferry boat sinking, had been set up...

    • Posted June 25, 2014
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    Video recorder found on sunken ferry boat

    By Kim Da-ye A digital video recorder that is believed to contain recordings from surveillance cameras on the sunken ferry Sewol was found Sunday, the joint rescue team said Tuesday. The recorder was found at the information...

    • Posted June 24, 2014
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  • Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken ferry Sewol, is taken to a courtroom for the first hearing of his murder trial, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
    Murder trial for ferry crew begins

    By Kim Da-ye The trial of 15 crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol, charged with murder and other accusations, began Tuesday at the Gwangju District Court. Lee Joon-seok, the ferry’s captain, and three other senior crewmen...

    • Posted June 10, 2014
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  • The K/REATE team in front of "Cheer Up Korea," with Bang Sung-woo (left), Choi Joo-yeol, Lee Sang-in and Kim Yong-hee. (Photo courtesy of K/REATE)
    N.Y. graffiti artists draw attention with “Cheer Up Korea”

    K/REATE, a group of young Korean artists based in New York City, are drawing attention for their Brooklyn street art that reads, “Cheer Up Korea” following a ferry tragedy that took the lives of hundreds. The wall...

    • Posted June 6, 2014
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    One more body found 25 miles away from sunken ferry raises death toll to 289

    15 people remain missing (AP) A victim from the sunken South Korea ferry was retrieved in waters 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the capsized vessel Thursday, raising the death toll to 289, officials said. It was the...

    • Posted June 5, 2014
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  • Shown are wanted posters for Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the ferry Sewol, and his son Dae-kyun. A Seoul court on May 22, 2014, issued an arrest warrant for the senior Yoo for embezzlement and tax evasion. The ferry sank off the southwestern coast on April 16 to claim 304 lives. The junior Yoo is in the United States, refusing to come back home for questioning for his alleged involvement in the management of the company operating the ferry and allegations of embezzlement. (Yonhap)
    Fugitive Sewol ferry owner tries to seek asylum: prosecution

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — The fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol attempted to seek asylum at a foreign embassy in Seoul last week, but was denied due to his status as a criminal suspect, prosecutors said Tuesday....

    • Posted June 3, 2014
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