Choi Sang-mok "Starting next week, the support group for victims of airliner accidents"

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Amid the follow-up of the Jeju Air passenger disaster, Acting President Choi Sang-mok said he will start a pan-government victim support group next week.

He also asked us to do our best to prepare for the joint memorial ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.

Let's take a look at the opening remarks of the 19th edition that took place this morning.

[Choi Sang-mok / Acting President: From next week, we will launch the 12.29 airplane accident victim support group, a pan-governmental support organization dedicated to supporting bereaved families. Through this, we will thoroughly take care of the decisions made by the Central Committee so far and requests for bereaved families, and legislative discussions will take place in earnest, focusing on measures to support bereaved families in the National Assembly. Please communicate closely with the National Assembly so that laws can be prepared as soon as possible to systematically support the preparation of support measures that put the will of bereaved families first, investigation of accidents in accordance with international standards, and implementation of measures to prevent recurrence. Starting this week, we are conducting a joint public-private safety inspection of all airports and airlines nationwide. Based on the results of the inspection, overall innovation measures for aviation safety, including improvement of facilities and systems, will be prepared. Tomorrow, a joint memorial service for the victims will be held at Muan Airport. Please make every effort to prepare for the memorial service so that the memorial service for the victims can be held from the perspective of the bereaved families with the utmost respect.]