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Muan Jeju Air Crash Families Push To Stop Public Hearing

Family members of victims from the December 29 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport shave their heads during an emergency press conference across from the presidential office in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea, on December 1, 2025. They demand that the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board halt its public hearing. They argue that the board's affiliation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport compromises the independence and credibility of the investigation and call for it to be placed under the prime minister's office as an independent body. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13045882
Date taken: 1 December 2025
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Photographer: Chris Jung/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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