All posts tagged "yoo byung-eun"

  • Police officers and medical staff move the body of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, into an ambulance at a funeral hall in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. Yoo's body was moved to a forensic sciences center in Seoul for an investigation into how he died. (Yonhap)
    CSI: Sewol

    Can forensic scientists reveal exact cause of the ferry owner’s demise? By Jung Min-ho Speculation and conspiracy theories are rife over the death of Yoo Byung-eun, the de-facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, as the discovery...

    • Posted July 23, 2014
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  • The fugitive ferry was said to be hiding in here during the police search. (Yonhap)
    `Yoo was hiding in secret closet’

    Yoo Byung-eun, the fugitive blamed for the Sewol ferry disaster, was hiding inside a secret closet in his vacation home in Suncheon when investigators raided the place in May, the prosecution said Wednesday. Prosecutors secured this testimony...

    • Posted July 23, 2014
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  • Woo Hyung-ho, head of the Suncheon Police Station, was fired from his post on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
    Police under fire for taking 40 days to identify dead body of ferry owner

    By Kim Se-jeong Police are being criticized for their initial investigation into the June 12 discovery of the body of a man later found to Yoo Byung-eun. Police initially thought it was the corps of a homeless...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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  • Police officers and medical staff move the body of Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, into an ambulance at a funeral hall in Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. Yoo's body was moved to a forensic sciences center in Seoul for an investigation into how he died. (Yonhap)
    Police confirm fugitive ferry owner found dead

    DNA, fingerprints match those of Yoo; Prosecution will step up Sewol probe By Jung Min-ho Police said Tuesday that they had found the body of Yoo Byung-eun, the owner of the sunken ferry Sewol who had been...

    • Posted July 22, 2014
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    Dead man found in Suncheon could be ferry owner

    GWANGJU (Yonhap) — Police have found the body of a man believed to be the fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol, officials said Tuesday (KST) in Korea. The body was found on June 12 at a...

    • Posted July 21, 2014
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  • Shown are wanted posters for Yoo Byung-eun, the de facto owner of the ferry Sewol, and his son Dae-kyun. A Seoul court on May 22, 2014, issued an arrest warrant for the senior Yoo for embezzlement and tax evasion. The ferry sank off the southwestern coast on April 16 to claim 304 lives. The junior Yoo is in the United States, refusing to come back home for questioning for his alleged involvement in the management of the company operating the ferry and allegations of embezzlement. (Yonhap)
    Fugitive Sewol ferry owner tries to seek asylum: prosecution

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — The fugitive owner of the sunken ferry Sewol attempted to seek asylum at a foreign embassy in Seoul last week, but was denied due to his status as a criminal suspect, prosecutors said Tuesday....

    • Posted June 3, 2014
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