Families of Jeju Air Crash Victims Initiate Legal Action

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Families of the victims of December’s Jeju Air crash, the deadliest air disaster in South Korea's history, have filed a criminal complaint saying officials violated air safety laws.

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00:00Families of the victims of last year's deadly Jeju air crash have filed criminal complaints

00:05against more than a dozen people, including South Korean officials.

00:10Victims' families say officials violated the Aviation Safety Act and failed to manage safety risks.

00:16179 people died on December 29th when Jeju Air Flight 2216 overshot the runway

00:23and exploded after crashing into an embankment at South Korea's Mwan Airport.

00:29Lawyers say more investigations are needed into the aircraft's maintenance

00:32and the decision to land after a bird strike.

00:35The crash is the deadliest air disaster to take place on South Korean soil.

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