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Hwang Sang-moo, the senior presidential secretary for civil and social agenda, gives a briefing on Jan. 22, 2024, from the presidential office in Seoul’s Yongsan District. (Yonhap)

Korea’s presidential office confirmed that President Yoon Suk-yeol accepted the resignation of Hwang Sang-moo, the president’s senior secretary for civil and social agenda, on Wednesday.
 
The resignation comes six days after Hwang referred to a 1988 stabbing of a journalist while talking about how journalists critical of the government could face consequences during a luncheon with reporters, including some from broadcaster MBC.
 
The ruling party, with interim leader Han Dong-hoon at the forefront, had been rallying for Hwang’s resignation in the wake of the comments. 

By Bae Ji-hyun, staff reporter

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