President Moon Accepts Choi Jae-hyung's Resignation...Criticism as "An Undesirable Precedent" (Comprehensive)

President Moon expresses regret and disappointment citing the intent to guarantee the Audit Board Chairman's term
Blue House points out unprecedented situation since the civilian government era as "unprecedented"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in criticized the acceptance of Chief Auditor Choi Jae-hyung's resignation, stating that it set an undesirable precedent. In particular, the Blue House explained that this was the first occurrence since the civilian government and even used the expression "unprecedented in history."

Blue House spokesperson Park Kyung-mi announced during a briefing at the Press Center on the afternoon of the 28th, "President Moon Jae-in accepted Chief Auditor Choi Jae-hyung's resignation around 5:50 PM today and approved the dismissal proposal of the Chief Auditor from the National Assembly."

Spokesperson Park said, "President Moon stated that the guarantee of the Chief Auditor's term is to maintain political neutrality, and expressed regret and disappointment that Chief Choi set an undesirable precedent."

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The Blue House referred to the situation where the term of the Chief Auditor appointed during the Park Geun-hye administration was continuously guaranteed under the Moon Jae-in administration, expressing regret that Chief Choi voluntarily stepped down during his term. A Blue House official pointed out, "Considering the precedents of past governments, voluntarily resigning in the middle of the term as Chief Auditor is unprecedented since the civilian government."

The Blue House had previously stated that after Chief Choi expressed his intention to resign, the decision to approve the resignation would be made through established procedures. The approval decision by President Moon would be made after going through procedures involving related agencies such as the Ministry of Personnel Management and the Prime Minister's Office. Although it was expected to take about a day, President Moon's approval was made faster than anticipated.

A Blue House official said, "In the case of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, it took one day."

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