President-elect Yoon: "Abolishing the Civil Affairs Office... 'Sajik-dong Team' Cannot Exist" (Update)

Exclusion of Investigation and Intelligence Functions from the Presidential Office's Duties
"Eradication of Remnants of Political Opponent Control and Citizen Background Checks"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is having tea time with Ahn Cheol-soo, the chairman of the transition committee, at the president-elect's office set up at the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 14th. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol stated, "Going forward, we will thoroughly exclude investigative and intelligence functions from the presidential office's duties and abolish the Office of Civil Affairs."

On the morning of the 14th, President-elect Yoon made this remark during a meeting at his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, with Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the transition committee, Kwon Young-se, the vice chairman of the transition committee, and Won Hee-ryong, the planning chairman of the transition committee, according to a written briefing by spokesperson Kim Eun-hye.

He said, "There can be no so-called Sajik-dong team," adding, "In the past, the Office of Civil Affairs, which controlled investigative agencies, often disguised itself under legality to control political opponents and opposition forces. It also conducted background checks on public opinion under the pretense of verification, engaging in personal investigations and surveillance of citizens. We will eliminate these remnants."

Spokesperson Kim also conveyed that President-elect Yoon emphasized, "The presidential office I envision will eliminate investigative functions and focus solely on serving the people as a competent government, dedicating efforts only to discovering, coordinating, and managing policy agendas."

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