At Sewol memorial, Lee vows no repeat of deadly state failures

President Lee Jae Myung vowed to ensure that no citizen’s life would ever again be endangered by a failure of the state at a ceremony to mark the 12th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster. Lee offered condolences to the victims and bereaved families. “As president of the Republic of Korea, I keenly feel the weight of responsibility,” Lee said during the memorial ceremony held at Hwarang Park in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. “We have all clearly witnessed what happens when the state — whose duty i

By The Korea Herald