Gwangju City Council Urges Compensation for Air Crash Victims Under 15

Jeju Air Passenger Plane Accident Response Team Issues Statement: Urges Government and National Assembly to Amend Relevant Laws

A view of Gwangju City Council.

On the 6th, the Gwangju City Council urged that “relevant laws should be amended so that citizens under the age of 15 can also receive compensation for the recent aircraft accident.”

The council’s “Jeju Air Passenger Plane Accident Response Support Team” (hereinafter referred to as the Response Support Team) stated in a declaration that “citizen safety insurance should serve as a safety net for all members of society,” and “we strongly urge the government and the National Assembly to revise relevant laws so that even those under the age of 15 can be covered, at least for group insurance with a low risk of artificial accidents.”

The Response Support Team pointed out, “Although citizen safety insurance is intended to cover any victim of disasters or accidents, those under 15 are excluded from insurance payments under the current Article 732 of the Commercial Act,” adding, “It is heartbreaking and regrettable that children and adolescents who are victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident are not properly protected. Those under 15 should also be included as beneficiaries of ‘citizen safety insurance.’”

The Response Support Team further emphasized, “Disasters come without warning. Anyone in our society can become a victim,” and added, “This is not simply a matter of expanding coverage. It is about fulfilling our social responsibility to protect the lives and safety of all members of society from disasters.”

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