Presidential deregulation official resigns amid Gwangju mockery controversy

Lee Byung-tae, vice chair of the Regulatory Rationalization Committee, resigned Monday after criticizing the punishment imposed on high school baseball players for mocking the Gwangju Democratic Uprising, according to Cheong Wa Dae. The committee was established to advance deregulation across a wide range of sectors as part of the administration's efforts to promote innovation, with President Lee Jae Myung serving as chair and the prime minister as a vice chair. Lee, a business professor at Kore

By The Korea Herald