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Lee confers certificates of appointment on presidential inspector, others

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday conferred certificates of appointment on the presidential special inspector and others. Lee presented the documents at a ceremony to 10 high-level officials and leaders of government bodies, including Choi Kil-su, who took office a week earlier as a special inspector tasked with inspecting irregularities involving the president's spouse, close relatives and…

Lee confers certificates of appointment on presidential inspector, others

President Lee Jae Myung conferred certificates of appointment on 10 high-level officials and leaders of government bodies during a ceremony on Friday. Among the recipients was Choi Kil-su, who was appointed as the presidential special inspector a week earlier. Choi's role involves inspecting irregularities involving the president, his spouse, close relatives, and senior presidential officials.

Other notable recipients include Ha Jung-woo, a former presidential secretary to Lee for artificial intelligence (AI) policy, who was newly appointed as vice chairman of the presidential committee on national AI strategy. During the ceremony, President Lee emphasized the importance of prompt response and preemptive efforts to prevent problems, according to the presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.

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