U.S. judge won't block extradition linked to 2014 South Korea ferry sinking


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: A sign is placed between life vests signifying the 304 victims of sunken ferry Sewol during a protest demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's resignation in Seoul, South Korea, January 7, 2017. The sign reads: "Arrest Park Geun-hye". REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday refused to block South Korea from seeking the extradition of a man wanted on embezzlement charges related to a 2014 ferry sinking that killed 304 people.

U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains, New York, rejected Yoo Hyuk-Kee's claim that there was no probable cause to support his extradition on seven charges he faces.

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