S.Korean plane crash: Minister, Jeju Air CEO among 15 charged by victims' families in criminal complaint
Families of victims filed complaint on charges of homicide under Serious Accidents Punishment Act and professional negligence, marking 1st action taken in case since Dec. 29 plane crash that killed 179 people
Commemoration for Jeju Air plane crash victims continues in South Korea
ISTANBUL
The families of the victims of the South Korean plane crash have filed a criminal complaint against 15 people, including high-ranking officials, local media reported Tuesday.
On Dec. 29, some 179 out of a total 181 passengers onboard were killed when a Jeju Air jet from Bangkok erupted into flames on Dec. 29 after crashing into the localizer's concrete mound as it overshot the runway when it made an emergency belly landing at the Muan International Airport, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.
Only two passengers had survived the accident.
The victims' families filed a complaint against 15 people, including Jeju Air's CEO and Transport Minister Sangwoo Park, the Maeil Business Newspaper reported, citing their attorneys.
Families of the victims filed a complaint on charges of homicide under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and professional negligence, marking the first action taken in the case since the accident.
