South Korean political parties have joined forces to investigate the Jeju Air plane crash that resulted in 179 fatalities. The transport minister has also offered to resign due to the tragedy.
South Korea ’s rival parties agreed today to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy. The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Thailand to Muan, South Korea , on December 29 carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at a South Korea n airport and slammed into a concrete barrier in a fireball.
With the exact cause of the crash still unknown, Tuesday’s unity move for a joint parliamentary task force came as transport minister Park Sang-woo offered to resign at a future date. It also came after weeks of political turmoil, kicked off when President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law last month. “Our People Power Party and the Democratic Party... decided to establish a special committee,” the ruling PPP said in a statement sent to AFP. It would “discuss the investigation into the causes” and provide support to grieving families of the dead, it said. The opposition Democratic Party also confirmed to AFP it had “agreed” to form a joint probe team with the PPP to look into the accident. The 15-member team consists of seven from the ruling party and seven from the opposition, as well as one from neither, according to the PPP. Minister Park told reporters today he would “act appropriately” over the disaster and was “discussing the proper methods and timing”. “As the minister responsible for aviation safety, I feel a heavy sense of responsibility regarding this tragedy,” he sai
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