Recruitment for Director of Presidential Archives Halted... "No Candidate Passed All Procedures"
Controversy Over Replacement Rumors Involving Former Presidential Office Official
Recruitment Process Expected to Resume Under the Next Administration
The recruitment process for the Director of the Presidential Archives has been concluded. This position recently became the focus of controversy amid rumors that it would be filled by a former official from the Presidential Office under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration.
On May 2, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced, "None of the candidates passed all the necessary procedures to be appointed as Director of the Presidential Archives, so the current recruitment process has been concluded." The ministry added, "We ask for your understanding that we cannot disclose the personal information of each candidate or specify which procedures were not completed, as these matters pertain to examination and personnel management as well as personal data. This is in accordance with the Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies and the Personal Information Protection Act."
The ministry had announced a new recruitment notice for the position of Director of the Presidential Archives on February 28, and had been conducting related procedures such as document screening and interviews. However, it became known that among the two final candidates, one was a former official from the Yongsan Presidential Office, which led to opposition from archival experts and civic groups. Their concerns were based on the possibility that records related to the '12·3 Martial Law' incident might not be fully transferred or could be designated as presidential records and thus withheld from public access.
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With the suspension of the recruitment process, it has become more likely that the appointment of a new Director of the Presidential Archives will be carried out by the next administration, which will take office after the presidential election on June 3. Currently, following the dismissal of former President Yoon, the Presidential Archives has completed on-site inspections of record-producing agencies and has begun the full-scale transfer of presidential records.
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