South Korean President Park Geun-hye breaks down at a pres conference as she formally apologises for the ferry disaster that killed more than 300 passengers and says she will break up the coast guard that failed in the rescue mission SIA reports quoting The Guardian.
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye's announced plans on Monday to disband the coast guard and root out corruption and collusion between regulators and shipping companies that furious citizens believe led to a ferry disaster last month that left more than 300 people dead or missing.
President Park Geun-hye's first televised address to the nation since the April 16 sinking began with a deep bow and ended with her tearfully reading the names of passengers and crew who died trying to save others. With her approval ratings plummeting ahead of mayoral and governor elections in about two weeks, the speech sought to acknowledge widespread anger over government failures as well as chart a path forward.
Most of the victims were students from a single high school near Seoul who were travelling to the southern tourist island of Jeju.
The President has apologised before, but critics have called for her to formally address the nation and respond to claims that incompetence, corruption and bad leadership doomed the ferry and those trapped inside it.
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