Maritime officials interfered with Sewol investigation panel: ministry
Social affairsDec 12, 2017
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday it will ask prosecutors to look into allegations that its officials interfered with an independent panel's probe into the cause of the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry.The panel was set up in 2015 under a special law enacted to determine why the 6,800-ton ship capsized in waters off the southwest coast in 2014, killing more than 300 people, mostly high school students. The panel, composed of maritime experts, lawyers and civilians, delved into g