Seoul: President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday granted a letter of appointment to Kim Ho-cheol, the new chief of the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI), Cheong Wa Dae said.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Ho-cheol, a human rights lawyer, previously served as chair of the Korean National Police Commission and as a member of a committee probing suspicious deaths of soldiers. Kim also led Lawyers for a Democratic Society, a liberal-leaning lawyers' group.

In addition to Kim's appointment, President Lee also issued a letter of appointment to Park Soo-geun, the chair of the National Labor Relations Commission, which mediates and arbitrates labor disputes. Park, a labor law expert, previously served as chair of the commission under the previous Moon Jae-in administration and was reappointed to the post. He officially took office on December 1.