Kyunghyang Shinmun Article:
“Chairperson Park Sun-young Requests Extension of TRC’s Duration to National Assembly”.

Posted to Paperslip on March 30th, 2025.
Please note that this is an older article from December 24, 2024
Thanks to Chang Seon Kim for the link.
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Bolds and red highlighting ours.

Paperslip Note: Please note that the context of the article is that the Chairperson of the TRC / TRCK is Park Sun-young, a politically conservative and controversial appointee by impeached former Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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Input: December 24, 2024, 21:04, by reporter Lee Ye-seul.

“Chairperson Park Sun-young Requests Extension of Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Duration to National Assembly

On December 24, 2024, it was reported that Park Sun-young, the chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), requested an extension of the commission's investigative period from the National Assembly.

In a press release, the TRC noted that Park intended to express this request during the full meeting of the National Assembly's Administrative Safety Committee on December 23. However, she was asked to leave the meeting due to demands from Chairman Shin Jeong-hoon and opposition party members. During the meeting, opposition members argued that the appointment of problematic personnel in an "abnormal situation" was invalid, leading to Park's removal. They criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol for endorsing Park's appointment during discussions of impeachment following the December 3 emergency martial law, and for her labeling dissenting voices as "acts of insurrection."

In the press release, Park stated, "There are still nearly 7,000 cases that have not been processed," and expressed her concerns that around 5,000 to 6,000 cases might remain unresolved by May of next year (May 2025). She urgently requested an extension of the investigation period. Additionally, she emphasized the necessity of extending the terms of both standing and non-standing commissioners, whose terms expire in April, to fulfill their tasks.

The Act on the Arrangement of Past Affairs mandates truth-seeking activities for three years from the initiation of the investigation. The TRC was scheduled to complete its truth-seeking efforts by May 26 this year (2024) but is now expected to extend the investigation period by one year, concluding in May next year (2025). After completing the investigation, a comprehensive report will be prepared over six months, with a submission to the president and the National Assembly planned for November 26, after which the commission will conclude its activities.”