Ferry Disaster: Chief Suspect Still At Large

South Korean police have arrested the brother of a South Korean businessman linked to a ferry disaster in which hundreds of children drowned in April.

Yoo Byung-il was held near a leafy church compound in Anseong, two hours south of Seoul.

His elder brother, Yoo Byung-un, 73, has eluded what has become South Korea's biggest manhunt and is still on the run.

People pay respects to the ferry victims at an official memorial

Yoo Byung-un is wanted on charges of embezzlement, negligence and tax evasion stemming from a web of business holdings centred on I-One-I, an investment vehicle owned by his sons who ran the Chonghaejin shipping company that owned the striken Sewol ferry,

Authorities have also arrested a man believed to have delivered food to Yoo Byung-un and one of his drivers - they are also looking for two middle-aged sect members who are accused of helping him escape.

The upturned hull of the Sewol ferry

Police said they believe Yoo Byung-un and one of his sons are still in South Korea while another son is based in the US. His daughter has been held in France since May 28 following a call from Interpol for her arrest.

The Sewol sank off the southwest coast on April 16 on a routine journey from Incheon on the mainland to the southern holiday island of Jeju, with the loss of more than 300 lives.

A relative weeps as she waits for news

Of the 476 passengers and crew on board the Sewol, 339 were children and teachers from the same school. Only 172 people were rescued and the remainder are all presumed to have drowned in South Korea's worst civilian maritime disaster in 20 years.

Fifteen ferry workers, including the captain, have gone on trial, facing charges of murder and negligence.

If convicted of murder, they could face the death penalty.

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