The site inspection process for the transfer of "the 20th presidential records" following the impeachment of former President Yoon Seok-yeol is taking longer than initially scheduled.
According to the presidential archives on the 15th, the site inspection period for production agencies of presidential records, which was initially scheduled to last four days from the 9th to the day before, has been extended to the 18th.
The site inspection is a procedure for organizing and classifying records prior to the commencement of the transfer work. The presidential archives must confirm compliance with the contents of official documents regarding the prohibition of movement or reclassification of presidential records and ascertain the quantity and organization status of both electronic and non-electronic records.
The target of the site inspection includes 28 production agencies for presidential records, such as the Office of the President, the National Security Office, the Presidential Security Service, and the Democratic Peace and Unification Advisory Council.
The transfer work must be completed before the next president's term begins. In the case of former President Yoon, since the presidential archives began related work after his impeachment on the 4th, the schedule is tighter than usual.
A spokesperson for the presidential archives noted, "There were opinions from production agencies that the initially scheduled four-day site inspection period was tight," and added, "There were many things to consider, so the preparation work inevitably had to be delayed."