Transition Team "Concerns Over Active Obstruction Beyond Non-Cooperation in Handover by Cheong Wa Dae and Democratic Party"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is arriving at the transition committee office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Presidential Transition Committee (Transition Committee) on the 25th stated, "Democratic Party lawmakers demanded that the National Police Agency submit the Transition Committee's briefing materials," and criticized it as "an act against common sense." The Transition Committee emphasized, "We are concerned that this may go beyond mere non-cooperation in the handover process and lead to active obstruction."

In a statement released that day, the Transition Committee pointed out regarding the Democratic Party lawmakers' demand for briefing materials, "Requesting the entire briefing materials from the Transition Committee, which is the first step in selecting the new government's major national tasks, sends a signal to the relevant ministries or agencies not to cooperate with the Transition Committee," adding, "Such a demand for the entire Transition Committee briefing materials during the regime transition period can be perceived as a burden and pressure by the relevant ministries and agencies."

Furthermore, they stated, "Moreover, the briefing materials for the National Police Agency requested by the Democratic Party side include sensitive information related to the security of the President-elect," and emphasized, "This is another example following the inappropriate remarks by Minister of Justice Park Beom-gye, who publicly expressed opposition to the President-elect's major pledges before the Ministry of Justice briefing."

The Transition Committee expressed growing concern, saying, "The repeated inappropriate conduct by the Democratic Party, the current government, and the Blue House during the regime transition period may go beyond non-cooperation in the smooth handover process and lead to active obstruction," and urged, "We call for restraint to prevent the recurrence of inappropriate conduct by Democratic Party members and some incumbent ministers with political backgrounds during the Transition Committee briefing process."

The Transition Committee's Political, Judicial, and Administrative Subcommittee received a briefing from National Police Agency officials at the Transition Committee office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, the previous afternoon. The briefing was attended by Lee Yong-ho, secretary of the Transition Committee's Political, Judicial, and Administrative Subcommittee, and Jin Gyo-hoon, deputy commissioner of the National Police Agency.

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