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Roh accepts disgraced spy chief's resignation
By Yoo Cheong-mo
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Roh Moo-hyun Monday accepted the resignation of spy agency chief Kim Man-bok, who has been accused of leaking classified inter-Korean documents to the media, presidential spokesperson Cheon Ho-seon said.
Roh's acceptance of Kim's resignation came nearly one month after the chief of the National Intelligence Service offered to step down over the leak of controversial excerpts of his dialogue with his North Korean counterpart in Pyongyang on the eve of the Dec. 19 presidential polls in South Korea.
In the conversation with Kim Yang-gon, a confidant of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the NIS chief was quoted as saying that Lee Myung-bak would inherit Roh's North Korea policies after winning the presidential election. Kim was suspected of intentionally making his remarks public in Pyongyang in an effort to seek political favors from President-elect Lee.
Roh delayed making a decision on whether to accept the spy chief's resignation, citing the "ambiguous" nature of the leaked document. Legal experts have been divided over Kim's alleged violation of the law governing the protection of classified documents.
ycm@yna.co.kr
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