No Closure for Korea as Ferry Disaster Haunts President Park

In the days when South Korean President Park Geun Hye was still talking to the families of those killed in the Sewol ferry sinking, she pledged to end the “malpractices” that left the country’s rapid economic rise marred by public safety calamities.

“I should have made more effort to eradicate those evils,” Park said two weeks after the April 16 disaster, which left more than 300 people dead. “I will make sure to fix the problems and create a country where people can trust and live a safe life.”