Park Haunted by 2014 Korea Ferry Deaths as Grip on Power Weakens

  • Park moves to quash rumors on her movements as disaster struck
  • Presidential Blue House sets up ‘facts’ section on website

South Korea's Park Offers Conditional Resignation

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The seven hours of national horror following the deadly Sewol ferry sinking in 2014 continue to haunt South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

Opposition lawmakers and media groups seeking her ouster have revived rumors that she was missing-in-action and ultimately oblivious to the magnitude of the nation’s biggest maritime disaster in more than four decades.