Ex-presidential secretaries of ousted Park Geun-hye administration sentenced to probation

'세월호 특조위 방해' 이병기•조윤선 1심 집유…안종범 무죄Two former aides of ousted ex-president Park Geun-hye... have been sentenced to probation by a Seoul court,... for obstructing a special panel's probe into the sinking of the Sewol-ho ferry.Former presidential chief of staff Lee Byung-kee and former presidential secretary for political affairs Cho Yoon-sun... were sentenced to one year in prison, suspended by two years of probation.Former presidential secretary for economic affairs Ahn Jong-beom was cleared of his charges.The court said the length of the sentences... was based on whether the suspects abused their power... to draw up documents on how to deal with the panel.The panel comprised of experts, lawyers and civilians was established about a year after the ferry sinking in 2014... to investigate the cause of the tragedy that claimed hundreds of young lives.