Act on Promoting Transitional Justice Article 4

Materials related to political archival records collected, produced, or established as the result of violations of the liberal democratic constitutional order during the period of authoritarian rule shall be acquired, assembled, preserved, and—with balanced consideration for the privacy rights of the parties to the subject matter of archival records as well as the need for freedom of information, transitional justice research, democracy, rule of law, and human rights education—shall be categorized and made available for public access.In order to comprehensively reconstruct the true historical facts of the period of authoritarian rule and promote social reconciliation, the TJC shall take the initiative to investigate the truth and, on the basis of the archival materials acquired in accordance with the provisions of this article, shall invite concerned parties to express their views, so as to uncover the facts surrounding human rights abuses and to ascertain the responsibility of perpetrators and participants in mechanisms of oppression.The TJC, acting on the basis of related statements, investigative findings, and archival materials, shall write investigative reports, plan measures for vetting and removing abusive public employees, and draw up related remedy procedures.Procedures and steps for carrying out fact-finding investigations shall be separately prescribed by the TJC through regulations.