The boss of the company that operated the South Korean ferry that sank earlier this year killing more than 300 people has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Kim Han-Sik, chief executive of Chonghaejin Marine, was convicted of negligence causing death and embezzlement over his role in the country's worst maritime disaster in decades.
A South Korean court found Kim routinely allowed the ferry to be overloaded, carrying more passengers than permitted, and signed off illegal renovations to increase its passenger capacity.
An investigation concluded the vessel was defective, the ferry was overloaded and renovations had made the structure of the ferry unstable.
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