▲ Presidential chief of staff Chung Jin-suk (L) and acting President Choi Sang-mok (R) talk after paying tribute at the Seoul National Cemetery on Jan. 1, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

presidential aides-resignation

Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court.

Those who expressed their intents to resign include Chung Jin-suk, the presidential chief of staff; National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik; Sung Tae-yoon, chief of staff for policy; and Chang Ho-jin, foreign policy adviser to Yoon, according to the presidential office.

Choi on Tuesday appointed two justices to the Constitutional Court, partially meeting the opposition's demand to fill three vacancies on the nine-member bench before a ruling on President Yoon's impeachment.

The presidential office voiced regret over Choi's appointments, saying that he has gone beyond his authority as an interim leader.

(END)

[ⓒ K-VIBE. 무단전재-재배포 금지]