“‘Fake bereaved families’ are not true” Children of Jeju Air disaster bereaved families appeal

Post an appeal saying, “Please don’t hurt me again.”
Strict response to insults related to police incidents

As groundless and speculative slander continued, targeting the representative of the Jeju Air Disaster Victims’ Family Council, such as “This is a fake bereaved family,” a post was posted saying, “Do not inflict further pain on the bereaved family.”

On the 31st, writer A, who introduced himself as the child of Park Han-shin, the representative of the Bereaved Family Council, said through social networking service (SNS), “I feel a little frustrated because the word ‘fake bereaved family’ is so prevalent in YouTube comments and article comments. “I am posting this because I want to tell you,” he explained, “The ‘fake bereaved family’ that some people are talking about is not true. My father’s younger brother, that is, my uncle, passed away in this accident.” Mr. A also attached a photo of Mr. Park’s younger brother’s name circled in the list of victims.

He said, “I am very frustrated as to where on earth this false news spread, and it breaks my heart when the word ‘fraud’ is used in the comments for my father who lost his younger brother. I am very scared and worried that my father will make the wrong choice. Please help the bereaved family.” “I hope you don’t get hurt again.”

Previously, some netizens left disparaging comments about Mr. Park, such as “impersonating a bereaved family member,” “a Democratic Party politician,” and “a member of the Democratic Party’s rights party, but pretending to be a bereaved family member and giving an interview while crying.” There is an interpretation that this is because Mr. Park has been urging the government and politicians to take necessary measures on behalf of the bereaved families. Mr. Park also pointed out to the government and others that the authorities’ response to issues such as storing remains in freezers and setting up joint incense burners was inadequate.

In addition to Mr. Park’s case, rumors surrounding the Jeju Air disaster have recently persisted online, such as ‘The bereaved family is demanding excessive compensation’ and ‘Seeing the plane crash video, this was a fabricated accident.’ In relation to this, the police and the Bar Association announced that they will take strict action against offensive posts.

Previously, at 9:03 a.m. on the 29th of last month, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand to Muan attempted to land at Muan International Airport when it struck a structure and the outer wall of the airport and exploded. In this accident, 179 out of 181 passengers and crew members died, excluding two survivors.

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