http://english.people.com.cn/200506/02/eng20050602_188126.html S. Korea's intelligence chief offers to step down UPDATED: 10:51, June 02, 2005
South Korea's intelligence chief has tendered his resignation, citing health reasons, according to informed sources Wednesday. President Roh Moo-hyun will likely accept the resignation soon when he selects a candidate for the post, a Chong Wa Dae official said. Ko Young-koo, 68, director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), delivered his intention to step down to Roh last week, when an ad hoc panel of the NIS released interim results of its investigation of the organization's past misdeeds. Chong Wa Dae officials said that although Ko cited health problems, it also comes as the reform process of the NIS has gotten on track since its director's inauguration two years ago. Ko will likely continue in office until his successor has passed a parliamentary confirmation hearing. Currently, National Security Adviser Kwon Chin-ho is among the most likely candidates to fill the post, according to sources at Chong Wa Dae. Kwon has been favored as NIS director ever since last year when news of Ko's possible resignation was reported by local news media. Roh, according to Chong Wa Dae officials, believes Kwon is able to successfully take up the unfinished work of reforming the spy agency. Source: Agencies ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
