Blue House to Dismiss Chunchu-gwan Director Kim Sang-ho Following Disciplinary Action Over Unauthorized Extension Controversy

The Blue House has decided to dismiss Kim Sang-ho, Director of the Chunchu-gwan, following disciplinary action, in the wake of a controversy surrounding an unauthorized building extension.

A Blue House official stated, "The policy is to dismiss Director Kim after taking disciplinary measures," adding, "Although the final approval for the dismissal motion has not yet been granted, we understand that Director Kim will only work through today."

Director Kim reportedly expressed his intention to resign back in June around the time of the replacement of the senior presidential secretary for public relations, and recently submitted a formal resignation.

In addition, an SBS report revealed that the first floor of a multi-family housing unit in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, owned by Director Kim, was illegally converted for residential use and has been generating rental income.

In response, Director Kim released a statement explaining that he was unaware of the unauthorized extension at the time of purchase and only learned of the issue while searching for a tenants.

As this controversy surfaced while the dismissal process was underway, the Blue House reportedly decided to hold him accountable and proceed with his dismissal because, although Director Kim learned of the unauthorized extension after the fact, he failed to rectify it.

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