Park’s Sewol address: apology and high-handed measures
Posted on : May.20,2014 11:46 KSTModified on : May.20,2014 12:02 KST
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President Park Geun-hye steps aside from the podium to bow in apology for her responsibility for the Sewol ferry sinking, during her public statement from the Blue House, May 19. (by Lee Jeong-yong, staff photographer)
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The public statement that President Park Geun-hye made on May 19 can be roughly divided
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Updated: 2014-05-19 AM 8:48:35 (KST)
Thirty-three days have passed since the Sewol-ho ferry sank off Korea's southwestern coast. taking with it the lives of so many young people. Within the last hour, President Park Geun-hye has directly apologized for the government's failure to prevent the tragedy. This during a nationally televised address. She also laid out measures to bolster national safety and root out irregularities in public service. For details, let's connect to our presidential office correspondent Choi You-sun . You-sun.
Mark. Standing before the nation on this Monday, President Park took full responsibility for the government's inability to manage the Sewol-ho ferry accident on April 16th that left more than 3-hundred dead or still missing. She said she, as the head of state,