Prosecution
tells court Lee Joon-seok should be sentenced to death after more than 300
killed in capsized ferry
South Korean prosecutors have sought the death penalty
for the captain of a ferry that capsized in April, leaving 304 people, most of them
schoolchildren, dead or missing.
Lee Joon-seok, 68, has been charged with homicide. The prosecution
told the court he should be sentenced to death for failing to carry out his
duty, before resting its case in a trial that has taken place amid intense
public anger towards the crew.
Lee was among 15 accused of abandoning the sharply
listing ferry after telling the passengers to stay put in their cabins. Four,
including the captain, face homicide charges.
The rest face lesser charges, including negligence. A three-judge
panel is expected to announce its verdicts in November. No formal pleas have been made but Lee has
denied intent to kill.
There have been no executions in South Korea
“Lee supplied the cause of the sinking of the Sewol … he
has the heaviest responsibility for the accident,”said lead prosecutor Park Jae-eok.
“We ask that the court sentence him to death.”
The prosecutors sought life sentences for the other three
charged with homicide, and prison terms varying from 15 to 30 years for the
rest.
The Sewol capsized and sank on a routine voyage on 16
April, triggering
an outpouring of nationwide grief and sharp criticism of the government of
President Park Geun-hye for its handling of the rescue operation. The crew
members on trial have said they thought it was the coastguard’s job to evacuate
passengers.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/27/south-korea-ferry-disaster-prosecutors-death-penalty-for-captain
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/27/south-korea-ferry-disaster-prosecutors-death-penalty-for-captain
Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Lee
Joon-seok
WHEN- April sixteenth
WHAT- Lee
Joon-seok should be sentenced to death
WHY- caused more
than 300 killed in capsized ferry
WHERE-
HOW- not
given
Keywords：
1. prosecutor :起訴人
2. capsized : 翻船
3. homicide : 殺人
4. negligence : 疏忽
5. verdict : 判決書
6. triggering : 觸發
In my viewpoint, the captain shouldn't leave the ship without telling all the passengers to leave, too. He was really brutal and heartless.
回覆刪除I think the captain should be sentenced to death penalty because he was not responsible for his duty. Also, he announced wrong directions to those students on the ferry, which resulted in the tragedy. He must pay for that!
回覆刪除It was a terrible event that shocked the world. Those parents must be sorrowful and angry to learn the news. The captain and the crew on the cruise should take the responsibility.
回覆刪除According to the article, I think the captain must be sentenced to death. Though those students were obedient, he shouldn't order them to stay in their rooms and abandon the ferry.
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