Crewmen of S. Korea sunk ferry charged in drownings
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manslaughter">manslaughter</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Joon">Joon</span>-<span word="Seok">Seok</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="navigators">navigators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manslaughter">manslaughter</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span>," <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="Jin">Jin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="instructed">instructed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sewol">Sewol</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="excursion">excursion</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> 11 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span>, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uniformed">uniformed</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span>, <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yonhap">Yonhap</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moratorium">moratorium</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1997. <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> 60 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="row">row</span>.</p>
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