1. Lee Jin-sook, Chairperson of the Korea Communications Commission(KCC), became the first chairperson to be impeached since the commission’s inception in 2008, following the passage of an impeachment motion against her in the National Assembly.
Despite having undergone a three-day confirmation hearing, it was an unpredictable event, for her to be suspended from just three days after taking office. With her suspension from the KCC, Vice Chairman Kim Tae-Kyu assumed her duties. As a result, the KCC returned to a one-man system.
In particular cases, the KCC is expected to be in a virtually inactive state in the second half of the year because she has decided to wait for the decision of the Constitutional Court without resigning, unlike her predecessors. A one-man system cannot carry out major decision-making actions
Kim Young-Kwan, Director General for Planning and Coordination, said that if the Chairperson’s duties are suspended, committee meetings couldn’t be held because there would only be one person able to lead the work.
On the day of the scheduled inquiry by the National Assembly, Lee was absent, citing health reasons, including spinal issues. She is currently hospitalized in a hospital in Seoul.
2. Do Kwon, the main character in the accident called Tera/Luna is likely to turn back Korea.
According to the Montenegro Court of Appeal, they said Podgorica High Court’s has a decision on Do Kwon should be repatriated to Korea on their pages.
The court said the Podgorica High Court has allowed the summary extradition of Kwon to Korea, but at the same time they turned down criminal extradition. “it was determined that the decision of Podgorica High Court is legally binding, as neither the prosecution nor the defense appealed this decision”
The court explained that it officially decided there was no issue with the High Court’s decision, rejecting the summary extradition to the U.S.