South Korean PM offers to resign over golf scandal

South Korea’s prime minister offered his resignation today after drawing a firestorm of criticism for playing golf rather than overseeing the government’s response to a railway strike, the president’s spokesman said.

Lee Hae-chan relayed the offer to step down to President Roh Moo-hyun, who has just returned from a trip to several African countries, presidential spokesman Kim Man-soo said. Roh will decide on Lee’s fate after receiving a full report on the scandal, Kim said.