Acting chief of broadcasting regulator resigns ahead of impeachment vote

Lee Sang-in, acting chief of South Korea's state broadcasting regulator, voluntarily stepped down Friday ahead of the National Assembly's planned vote on his impeachment motion. The main opposition Democratic Party, which has the majority of seats in the National Assembly, tabled a motion to impeach Lee, apparently aimed at blocking the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) from taking control of public broadcaster MBC. The presidential office said it accepted Lee's resignation offer. Lee has been leading the KCC since its chair Kim Hong-il voluntarily resigned earlier this month as opposition parties were pushing for an impeachment vote against him. Source: Yonhap News Agency