'세월호 특조위 방해' 이병기•조윤선 1심 집유…안종범 무죄<br /><br />Two 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.<br />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.<br />Former presidential secretary for economic affairs Ahn Jong-beom was cleared of his charges.<br />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.<br />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. <br />
