Pro-Park lawmaker indicted for interfering in news coverage of Sewol sinking
Social affairsDec 19, 2017
A former presidential aide to ousted President Park Geun-hye has been indicted without detention for interference in the news coverage of a ferry sinking that claimed more than 300 lives three years ago, prosecutors said Tuesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it has charged independent lawmaker Lee Jung-hyun with violating the broadcasting law. Lee, known for his close ties with Park, stands accused of trying to tone down the public broadcaster KBS' coverage of the Sewol fe