„It is widely known that there is a political motive behind (the disclosure). It is like a person is trying to hide his weak spot by saying ‚I am in the know‘,“ said Kim Yeon-chul, a professor of unification studies at Inje University. (..)

The agency has been notoriously averse to any attempts at reform over the years and its current chief, Nam Jae-joon, was quoted as saying the reform plan would leave its hands tied.