"Don't Destroy Moon Administration Documents"... Transition Team Sends Official Letter to Ministries Except Blue House

"Occupying Forces' Attitude"... Ruling Party's Backlash

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is presiding over the Economic Subcommittees 1 and 2 and the Science, Technology, and Education Subcommittee briefing meeting held at the Presidential Transition Committee in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 31st. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Presidential Transition Committee has reportedly sent official letters to various ministries instructing them not to destroy documents produced during the Moon Jae-in administration.

According to the Transition Committee on the 31st, in a cooperation letter sent to each ministry on the 29th, they requested that electronic and paper documents, reports, and other materials not be destroyed without permission, and that work computers should not be replaced carelessly.

In this regard, there is analysis that the Yoon Seok-yeol transition team may be aiming to verify any faults that occurred during the Moon Jae-in administration ahead of the new government's launch.

The Moon Jae-in administration also faced backlash from opposition parties after disclosing documents found in the Blue House cabinets from the Park Geun-hye administration during its early days.

However, it has been confirmed that the Transition Committee did not send a separate official letter to the Blue House. The committee explained that documents produced by the Blue House are subject to separate management under the Presidential Records Management Act.

Regarding the letters sent to each ministry, the committee stated that it was a "natural request for cooperation to ensure the smooth operation of the new government."

The ruling party, the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized this, calling it "a typical attitude of an occupying force that does not consider colleagues as partners."

Democratic Party lawmaker Yoon Geon-young pointed out on Facebook that day, "Such orders from the Transition Committee treat public officials working on the ground as potential criminals," adding, "It undermines the morale and damages the self-esteem of public servants."

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