It has been revealed that the Sports Ethics Center has requested disciplinary action against Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association.
According to Shin Dong-wook’s office of the People’s Power on the 20th, the Ethics Center decided to ask the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for disciplinary action on the 8th after judging that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu violated his duty of integrity in his work.
Representative Shin said, “Following the Ministry of Culture, several defects were found in the overall operation of the association in the investigation of the Sports Ethics Center,” adding, “We must hold corresponding responsibility for the confirmed violations.”
The Ethics Center pointed out that Chairman Chung approved voluntary administration to Kim Jung-bae, vice chairman of the Korea Football Association, after the resignation of former head of the Korea Football Association’s power reinforcement committee. At that time, Vice Chairman Kim Jung-bae omitted the board of directors and held a separate meeting to determine that there was no basis in the regulations for entrusting the authority of the chairman of the committee to director Lee Im-saeng.
Earlier in July, the Korea Football Association appointed Hong Myung-bo, former coach of Ulsan HD, to the position of coach of the national team, which remained vacant for five months after former coach Jurgen Klinsmann. The problem is that Hong has expressed negative views on the position of national team coach. Hong, who had no intention of accepting the national team, reportedly took the helm after persuading Lee Im-saeng, technical director of the Korea Football Association. In the process, it was revealed that Hong was not prepared for the appointment of a coach, sparking controversy over preferential treatment.
In addition, it was revealed that there was an unfair intervention at the time of former coach Klinsmann’s appointment, which was also at the center of many controversies.
In response, an audit was held at the National Assembly level to investigate the soccer association, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the soccer association committed a total of 27 violations at the final briefing of the audit.
As a result, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, Vice Chairman Kim Jung-bae, and three directors of Lee Im-saeng have been asked to impose severe disciplinary measures beyond suspension of qualifications.
The ethics center believes that not only Chairman Chung Mong-gyu but also Vice Chairman Kim Jeong-bae have abused their authority, and has requested the ministry to take disciplinary action. Kim’s jurisdiction is limited to the steering and management headquarters of the competition. However, the ministry believes that Kim has intervened in the duties of the technical headquarters and the power enhancement committee, which are in charge of the appointment of the director. 카지노사이트
In addition, director Lee Im-saeng, who met with foreign candidates such as Gus Foyet and Davit Wagner one after another, pointed out that it is also problematic that he unilaterally recommended Hong Myung-bo as a final candidate without informing the committee of the interview details. Lee’s claim that he was concerned about the leak of the meeting to the media was not accepted on the grounds that it was groundless.
Meanwhile, the Ethics Center concluded that Director Hong Myung-bo was not guilty. This is because it was judged that there was no circumstance of unreasonable intervention or influence in the process of being selected.