The acting chief of the Korea Communications Commission(KCC) voluntarily stepped down on Friday amid moves by the opposition to seek his impeachment.

KCC acting chair and vice chairman Lee Sang-in planned to vacate the post without a ceremony. President Yoon Suk Yeol accepted his resignation right after he made the offer to leave.

Lee was supposed to appear at a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Lee Jin-sook, the nominee for KCC chief, on Thursday afternoon, but did not show up citing health reasons after the main opposition Democratic Party proposed a motion for his impeachment. 

As vice chief, Lee Sang-in served as the interim head of the KCC when former chairmen Lee Dong-kwan and Kim Hong-il resigned voluntarily due to the threat of impeachment posed by the opposition party.

The latest resignation leaves all five KCC standing member positions vacant.