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South Korea to Discipline Officials over Delays in Recovering Remains of Jeju Air Crash Victims
President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough probe and disciplinary action after unattended remains and 648 personal items were found more than a year after the Jeju Air crash.
- On Thursday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough probe and tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering Jeju Air crash victims' remains.
- Last month, a reexamination of the wreckage uncovered nine pieces of remains presumed to belong to victims, prompting families' protests after the Dec. 29, 2024 crash killed 179 passengers and crew.
- Authorities reported 648 personal items and 155 pieces of aircraft debris left unattended in the storage area, prompting families to demand accountability for the abandoned remains and belongings.
- Bereaved families of the Jeju Air crash victims held a news conference and protested in front of Cheong, rejecting the transport ministry's Monday apology as 'like killing the victims a second time' while a full investigative report remains pending after missing its one-year deadline.
- The presidential office pledged to identify those responsible and to prevent recurrence, urging swift completion of the ongoing investigation into recovery procedures.
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodaySouth Korea to punish officials after Jeju Air crash victims’ remains found a year later
SEOUL, March 12 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering the remains of victims from the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people, his office said today.Lee expressed regret and offered condolences after an additional probe into the crash found that nine body parts belonging to seven victims were discovered more than a year after the accident, a presiden…
Channel News Asia
South Korea to discipline officials over delays in recovering remains of Jeju Air crash victims
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering the remains of victims from the 202
The Korea Times
연합뉴스-Yonhap News AgencyLee orders thorough probe into belated discovery of remains of Jeju Air crash victims
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered a thorough investigation into the recent discovery of additional remains of victims of the Jeju Air pla...
President orders thorough reinvestigation of Jeju Air plane crash
President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation of the Jeju Air plane crash on Thursday after human remains from victims continued to be discovered more than a year after the tragedy at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024.
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary measures against officials responsible for delays in the recovery of remains of the 179 victims of the December 2024 Jeju Air crash, which his office announced on Thursday.
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