President Yoon Approves Resignation of Lee Sang-in, KCC Vice Chairman: "An Inevitable Measure"

"Serious Regret Expressed Over Opposition Party's Behavior"

On the 25th of last month, Kim Hong-il, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, and Lee Sang-in, Vice Chairman, are having a conversation at the full meeting of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee held at the National Assembly.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol approved the resignation of Lee Sang-in, Standing Commissioner (Vice Chairman) of the Korea Communications Commission, on the 26th.

The Presidential Office stated in a press release that morning, "The resignation of the Vice Chairman of the KCC is due to the opposition party's impeachment proposal, which has legal controversy," adding, "It is an unavoidable measure to prevent the KCC from falling into a state of paralysis."

The Presidential Office expressed serious regret over the opposition party's behavior aimed at incapacitating the KCC, which oversees not only broadcasting but also IT and telecommunications policies.

A Presidential Office official said, "If the National Assembly ignores urgent legislative matters related to people's livelihoods and focuses only on political strife such as special investigations and frequent impeachment proposals, the damage will inevitably fall entirely on the people," adding, "The National Assembly must no longer hold back the progress of the Republic of Korea toward the future."