South Korea’s Moon Apologizes After Justice Minister Resigns
- Cho Kuk says he’ll resign in blow to President Moon Jae-in
- Moon appointed him last month despite host of graft inquiries
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in apologized after his justice minister -- and close confidant -- resigned just five weeks after taking the job.
Moon told a meeting of top secretaries Monday that he felt regret for having “caused so much friction between the people” after weeks of protest against his appointment of Cho Kuk as justice minister. The president’s spokeswoman Ko Min-jung later issued a terse statement saying Moon had accepted Cho’s resignation.