Yoon Administration Reviews Disclosure of 'North Korea West Sea Official Killing Incident'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Yoon Seok-yeol administration has announced that it is considering the disclosure of information related to the killing of a public official in the West Sea. This pertains to the case of Mr. Lee, a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official who was shot dead by North Korean soldiers in the West Sea in 2020, and is expected to be an important resource in determining whether the Moon Jae-in administration's response at the time was appropriate.

A presidential office official said on the 27th at the presidential office building in Yongsan, Seoul, in response to a question about whether they are reviewing the disclosure of information regarding Mr. Lee's killing, "The president has already stated several times that related information should be disclosed," adding, "We are currently consulting with relevant agencies about the specific scope of disclosure."

It is also known that the National Security Office is currently considering withdrawing the appeal filed by the previous administration's National Security Office. Earlier, Mr. Lee's brother filed an information disclosure lawsuit against the previous Moon Jae-in administration's National Security Office, Ministry of National Defense, and Coast Guard, and won partially in the first trial.

At present, it is highly likely that the presidential office and others will disclose as much information as possible without significantly harming the nation's vital interests.

The issue is that during the information disclosure trial conducted by the previous administration, the National Security Office's materials were transferred to the Presidential Archives. Moreover, if the current administration accelerates the information disclosure, it could cause further conflicts with the previous administration.

Last December, when he was a presidential candidate, President Yoon said, "If I come to power, I will disclose the related materials regarding the killing of the public official in the West Sea."

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