Police Form Security Measures Committee to Prepare for Presidential Office Relocation to Gwanghwamun

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The police are forming a task force to implement President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's pledge to relocate the presidential office to Gwanghwamun.

According to the police on the 12th, the National Police Agency held a meeting yesterday to analyze the president-elect's pledge and decided to establish the "Presidential Office Relocation Security Task Force." This is a preparatory step to review the areas the police will be responsible for, such as security and public order management. The vice commissioner will serve as the chairperson, and the director of the Security Bureau will oversee practical operations. The primary issues for the task force to review include security for the presidential office and managing demonstrations and protests near Gwanghwamun. There is also an analysis that measures are needed to minimize citizen inconvenience during commuting hours.

The relocation of the presidential office has been considered since the era of former President Kim Young-sam but was repeatedly thwarted due to security and protection issues. Given President-elect Yoon's strong determination to proceed with the relocation, the police are actively responding with feasibility in mind. A police official stated, "If we change the paradigm of security and protection, it is not an impossible task."

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