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Lee Sang-min (lawyer)

Lee Sang-min (lawyer)

South Korean lawyer and politician

Lee Sang-min (born November 1965) is a South Korean lawyer and a former judge. He is currently Minister of the Interior and Safety in the Cabinet of Yoon Suk-yeol.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
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Career

After the 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush, he offered an official apology to the victims.[2] On 9 February 2023, he was impeached by the National Assembly over the disaster, and was succeeded by his deputy Han Chang-seob in an acting capacity.[3] On 25 July 2023, the Constitutional Court of Korea rejected his impeachment, with a unanimous conclusion.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Interior Minister Lee Sang-min outlines plan to control police". Korea JoongAng Daily. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. [2]
    TG24, Sky (November 2022). "Strage di Halloween a Seul, il ministro dell'Interno si scusa". tg24.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    "South Korean minister impeached over Itaewon crowd crush". AP NEWS. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. [4]
    https://www.chosun.com/national/court_law/2023/07/25/3YBLWZGWXZGEBKGFGSHJQGUPVU/
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