29.June.2021: BAI head quits, possibly to run for president

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Choe Jae-hyeong, head of the Board of Audit and Inspection [BAI], tendered his resignation amid speculation that he will run for president.

"I concluded that it is inappropriate for me to continue serving as the chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection amid growing speculations about my fate," Choe told reporters on his way to the office Monday morning. "I, therefore, expressed my intention to step down to the president."

President Moon Jae-in appointed Choe, a 64-year-old former judge, to head the audit agency in January 2018. "I apologize to the people, Moon and the members of the Board of Audit and Inspection that I could not complete my tenure," Choe said. His four-year tenure ends next year.

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