JINDO: The captain and crew of a South Korean ferry that capsized with hundreds of children on board acted in a way “tantamount to murder”, says President Park Geun-hye, as four more crew members are arrested and the death toll rises to 80.
Park’s denunciation, in which she vowed to hold all those responsible for the disaster “criminally accountable”, followed the release of a transcript showing the panic and indecision that paralysed decision-making on the bridge as the ship listed and sank on Wednesday morning.
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