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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday said a South Korean man wanted on embezzlement charges related to a 2014 ferry sinking that killed 304 people, mainly high school students, is subject to extradition to his home country.
FILE PHOTO: A vessel involved in search and rescue operations passes near the upturned South Korean ferry Sewol in the sea off Jindo April 17, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith McCarthy said South Korea had demonstrated probable cause to extradite Yoo Hyuk-Kee on all seven counts he faced.
Yoo will remain in federal custody as the case progresses to a district judge, also in the federal court for the Southern District of New York.
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South Korea can seek extradition linked to 2014 ferry sinking: US judge
A vessel involved in search and rescue operations passes near the upturned South Korean ferry Sewol in the sea off Jindo, Apr 17, 2014. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)
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NEW YORK: A US judge on Friday (Jul 2) said a South Korean man wanted on embezzlement charges related to a 2014 ferry sinking that killed 304 people, mainly high school students, is subject to extradition to his home country.
US Magistrate Judge Judith McCarthy said South Korea had demonstrated probable cause to extradite Yoo Hyuk-Kee on all seven counts he faced.