Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, is embroiled in suspicions of privatization of the organization during a parliamentary audit of the National Assembly.
It is controversial that Chairman Chung took private interests by putting his aides to Hyundai Industrial Development, which he operates, in the construction of the Cheonan Football Center and the operation of the Korea Football Association.
Reporter Kim Ki-beom reports.
The Cheonan Football Center, which started construction two years ago and is scheduled to be completed early next year.
During the construction process, it became controversial that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu dispatched a field director from Hyundai Industrial Development, who was not related to the association.
[BAE HYUNJIN / National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee / People’s Power: “Design, process, budget, licensing management, bidding, documents, equipment, and construction work design within the scope of this service contract. He is in charge of the overall construction of the Cheonan Football Center.”]
[Jung Mong-gyu/President of the Korea Football Association: “I did it on behalf of the Korea Football Association.”]
There are other suspicions that Chairman Chung ran the association with a close aide to Hyundai Industrial Development.
Since 2013, it has been confirmed that an employee from Hyundai Industrial Development has been in charge of the operation of the Korea Football Association and has received wages from both sides.
In some sports organizations, the dispatch of managers from their parent companies was customary, but it was interpreted that the Football Association could violate the law to prevent conflicts of interest because it is a public office-related organization.
[BAE HYUNJIN / National Assemblyman: “If the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism can’t deal with Chairman Chung Mong-gyu’s alleged privatization and collusion with Hyundai Industrial Development, please give me your opinion as auditor.”]
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