Gwangju Bar Association Continues Legal Support for Jeju Air Crash Victims' Families

Formation of the Second Legal Support Team
Focusing on Fact-Finding and Enactment of a Special Law

On the morning of the 14th last month, recovery officials were conducting search operations at the accident site of Muan International Airport in Jeonnam. Photo by Yonhap News

The Gwangju Bar Association has announced the conclusion of the activities of the 12/29 Jeju Air Passenger Plane Disaster Legal Support Team and the formation of a second legal support team.

Immediately after the disaster, the association organized a legal support team of 73 members, signed an agreement with the victims' families association, and provided legal counseling. A counseling office was set up at Muan Airport to assist with inheritance and compensation issues, and a distortion response team filed complaints against individuals who posted defamatory comments about the bereaved families. Among these, on January 5, a man in his 30s who posted insulting comments about the victims' families was arrested by the police.

Ha Jaeuk, president of the bar association, and Lim Taeho, head of the legal support team, stated, "Fact-finding and the enactment of a special law are the core tasks," adding, "We will reorganize the legal support team around the fact-finding and legal review teams to continue supporting the bereaved families."

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