South Korean President Park Geun-hye could not hold back the tears while making a formal apology on Monday for the the last month's ferry disaster that killed about 300 people. She took the responsibility for the tragedy.
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South Korean President Park Geun-hye cries during live telecast where she announced to dismantel coast guard over the ferry disaster on April 16, 2014.
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"As the President who should be responsible for people's life and security, I am sincerely apologizing to the people for having to suffer pain," Park said in during a live television broadcast. "The final responsibility for not being able to respond properly lies on me."
On April 16 the ferry Sewol capsized and sank with 476 people, mostly school children, onboard. 172 people were rescued but at least 286 were killed in what considered to be the biggest tragedy in the nation's history. 18 people remain missing.
Park announced that she would dismantle the coast guard as it failed in its rescue mission.
She said there would be increased restrictions on government officials taking up jobs related to their duties after retirement. The practice, known as "bureaucratic mafia", is seen as a byproduct of the cozy equation between bureaucrats and regulators, BBC notes.
"A 20-year-old vessel was bought and refurbished to add excessive capacity, then it was loaded with much more cargo than allowed with a false reporting on weight, but not a single person in the position to supervise stopped any of it," the South Korean president said.
Park also vowed to establish a committee to look into whether the accident was caused by corruption and other regulates.
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