Captain of sunken ferry sentenced to life in prison

The captain of a South Korean ferry that sank last year killing more than 300 people has been jailed for life by an appeal court.

Captain of sunken ferry sentenced to life in prison
Tue, 28 Apr, 2015 - 09:37

The captain of a South Korean ferry that sank last year killing more than 300 people has been jailed for life by an appeal court.

The sentencing is harsher than a November verdict by a district court that sentenced Lee Joon-seok to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers in need.

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