The Presidential Office said Sunday that it had "recommended the resignation" of Lee Byung-tae, vice chairman of the presidential Regulatory Rationalization Committee, who sparked controversy by saying "May 18 has become sacred ground."
The remark was connected to a controversy over the Baejae High School baseball team's "Starbucks cheer slogan."
Original reporting by Jin Dong-young for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
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