Muan Airport Disaster Victims' Family Council urges Suwon City Council to re-promote a memorial ordinance

(Jeonnam Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Hyun-ki = The Bereaved Families Council of the Dec. 29 Muan Airport Jeju Air Plane Disaster urged on the 12th, "The Suwon City Council should not discriminate against disaster victims and must re-promote the Jeju Air disaster commemoration and support ordinance."

The council issued a statement on this day, pointing out, "The Suwon City Council passed the Itaewon disaster support ordinance bill deliberated on the same day while rejecting the Jeju Air disaster commemoration ordinance bill. This is a selective commemoration conducted without prior explanation or consultation with the bereaved families."

It further emphasized, "The Itaewon disaster ordinance explicitly states the victims' 'right not to be discriminated against.' Commemoration and support should not differ depending on the disaster."

On the 11th, during a standing committee deliberation, the Suwon City Council rejected the 'Ordinance Bill for the Commemoration of Victims of the Suwon City Dec. 29 Muan Airport Plane Disaster and for a Safe Society.'

The bill included provisions enabling the establishment and operation of commemorative spaces and the implementation of awareness education projects to honor the victims and build a safe society.