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S. Korean PM resigns over ferry sinking

音声ダウンロード

South Korean President Park Geun-hye accepted her prime minister's resignation April 27 over the government's handling of a deadly ferry sinking.

In an extraordinary resignation statement to reporters, Prime Minister Chung Hong-won blamed "deep-rooted evils" in society for a tragedy that has left more than 300 people dead or missing and led to widespread shame, fury and finger-pointing.

Victims' relatives have claimed the government didn't do enough to rescue or protect their loved ones. (AP)

韓国首相、旅客船事故対応の不手際で辞任

韓国の鄭烘原（チョン・ホンウォン）首相は４月27日、旅客船の沈没事故の責任を取り、辞任を表明した。政府の対応の悪さに対する批判の高まりを受けてのことだ。

The Japan Times ST: May 9, 2014