Surprise! Roh Administration Files Mysteriously Vanish

Despite Lee Myung-Bak’s specific warnings, many of the paper and electronic files in Roh Moo-Hyun’s Blue House have mysteriously disappeared:

When the new government started work, chief secretaries of President Lee Myung-bak were shocked to find that there were no useful references other than trivial manuals and policy reports in Cheong Wa Dae’s work management system e-Jiwon (digital knowledge park). Most documents and files had been deleted and some parts of the hard disk were damaged. [….]

It was especially difficult to sift through ministerial candidates, as personnel files of high-profile figures had not been stored at the office of the presidential secretary for civil affairs. The files were known to contain basic information on 25,000 candidates for senior government positions, checks by the prosecution, police and the National Intelligence Service, and personnel evaluations. They were said to be more accurate than information collected by the Civil Service Commission. [Chosun Ilbo]

Well, I was worried that something like this might happen. Let me clearly mark the following as my own speculation: I still suspect we’ll eventually learn much more about North Korean penetration of Roh’s government, but I doubt we’ll ever learn the full story.