Acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an overall inspection of the aircraft's operating system the day after the plane disaster.
He then visited the joint memorial altar on the site and met with the representatives of the bereaved families behind closed doors.
Reporter Park Hee-jae reports.
[Reporter]
the day after the airliner disaster,
Acting President Choi Sang-mok directed a major overhaul of the aviation safety system.
The same accident should not happen again, he said, adding that it is aimed at innovating the safety system in the aviation sector.
[Choi Sang-mok / Acting President: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport should conduct an emergency safety inspection of the entire aircraft operating system. Moving toward a safer Korea is the essence of a responsible response.]
At the meeting, Acting President Choi Sang-mok reiterated the strict investigation into the cause and to share the contents with the bereaved families through the field integrated support center.
Following the first day of the accident, I also visited the Muan area once more.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok, who visited the joint memorial altar wearing a black Geunjo ribbon, mourned the victims in silence, and wrote in the condolence minutes, "We will do our best to make a safer country."
After the meeting with the representative of the bereaved family, which took place soon after, we discussed a quick transfer of the body at the suggestion of the bereaved family.
Prior to that, acting president Choi Sang-mok visited the National Assembly three days after his acting position to prevent National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik.The
interview was held behind closed doors, and it was found that the discussion mainly discussed support measures for bereaved families along with the settlement of the disaster.
[Park Tae-seo / Senior Secretary for Public Affairs, Speaker of the National Assembly: We had in-depth discussions on how to deal with the accident and how to support the bereaved families of the victims of the Jeju Air disaster.]
Choi Sang-mok, who previously stated that the acting role of the acting authority is limited,
Again, I've been reticent about the political dispute.
However, attention is being paid to whether he will soon reveal his first position on the issue, as he is facing his first Cabinet meeting since his acting position, and the deadline for exercising the right to veto the bilateral special prosecution law is approaching.
I'm Park Heejae of YTN.
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