The CEO of a ferry company has been jailed for 10 years following the sinking of a ferry which killed 304 people.
Kim Han-sik, 71, president and CEO of Chonghaejin Marine, the operator of the Sewol ferry which sank in South Korea in April, was convicted of criminal negligence.
The court found the ferry had been overloaded with cargo which had contributed to its sinking.
Four other officials from the company got sentences of three to six years in prison on similar charges.
Two other employees received suspended prison sentences.
As well as overloaded cargo, officials also blamed crew members’ negligence, improper storage, unprofessional rescue works and corruption by the ship’s owners.
Nine victims remain missing following the disaster. Most of the passengers on the ferry were students on a school trip.
