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Lee Appoints Special Inspector to Probe Corruption Involving First Family, Aides

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President Lee Jae Myung on Friday appointed a former senior prosecutor as special inspector tasked with investigating irregularities involving the president's spouse, close relatives and senior presidential officials. Lee approved the appointment of Choi Kil-su, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said, a day after the parliamentary legislation and judiciary committee adopted a confirmation hearing report on him with bipartisan support. The a…

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President Lee Approves Appointment of Choi Gil-su as Special Inspector General... First Time in 10 Years Since the Park Geun-hye Administration. On the 23rd, President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Choi Gil-su (60, 23rd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) as the nominee for Special Inspector General. The role of the Special Inspector General is to constantly monitor misconduct by the President's spouse, relatives w…

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hyeong-seop = Cheong Wa Dae Senior Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong told reporters on the 23rd that President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Special Inspector General nominee Choi Gil-su...

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President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Special Inspector General Choi Gil-su on the 23rd. Kang Yoo-jung, Senior Spokesperson for the Blue House, stated, "President Lee approved the appointment of nominee Choi, for whom the report on the confirmation hearing was adopted through an agreement between the ruling and opposition parties." The National Assembly had adopted the report on nominee Choi's confirmation hearing the previous day.…

[Breaking] President Lee approves the appointment of Special Inspector General nominee Choi Gil-su.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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