South Korean PM Chung Hong-won offers resignation over sinking of Sewol ferry
SOUTH Korean Prime Minister has resigned over the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry that claimed 187 lives.
Chung Hong-won offered his resignation saying he held himself responsible for the government’s poor response to the tragedy, Yonhap reports.
“The right thing for me to do is to take responsibility and resign,” Chung said.
“I wanted to resign earlier but handling the situation was the first priority and I thought that it was a responsible act to help before leaving. But I’ve decided to resign now not to be any burden on the administration.
“I offer my apology for having been unable to prevent this accident from happening and unable to properly respond to it afterwards.
“I believed I, as the prime minister, certainly had to take responsibility and resign.”
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