Civil Rights Panel Chief Resigns
By Kim Sue-young
Staff Reporter
Yang Kun, chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC), resigned Thursday for personal reasons.
An official at the presidential office said that Yang, a former law professor at Hanyang University in Seoul, stepped down on his own.
“He expressed his willingness to resign, saying that he will return to campus,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Yang took office for a threeyear term in March last year, about one month after President Lee Myung-bak’s inauguration.
Details regarding his sudden resignation were not revealed immediately.
“As the first chairman of the commission, I think I have done my duty to lay the foundation for the commission,” Yang said at a farewell ceremony at the ACRC headquarters in Seoul.
“Even though my term has not ended, I believe my resignation could be helpful to the Lee administration’s revamp efforts.”
The commission, which deals with civil complaints and carries out anti-corruption campaigns, was launched through a merger of three agencies.