Yoo Seung Min President of the Korea Sports Council Chung Mong-gyu's approval is regulated if there is no objection, respecting the autonomy of sports organizations and independence.
Mar 05, 2025
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Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korea Sports Council, expressed his position on the approval of Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association. Chairman Yoo attended the plenary session of the Committee on Culture and Sports held at the main building of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, at 10 a.m. on the 5th for the first time since his inauguration. Members of the stylistic committee were particularly interested in Chairman Yoo Seung Min, who began his four-year term with the first general meeting of representatives of the Korean Sports Council on the 28th of last month. In addition, the National Assembly's interest in the confirmation of Chung Mong-gyu, the president of the Korea Football Association, who succeeded in serving four consecutive terms with overwhelming support of 85 percent. Related questions poured into the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon and Chairman Yoo Seung Min.
The approval process for Chairman Chung must be reviewed by the Sports and Sports Ministry of the Korea Sports Council and approved by the chairman of the Yoo Seung Min Sports and Sports Council. The problem is the lawsuit between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Chairman Chung. In November last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the results of the Korea Football Association's audit and demanded severe disciplinary action against nearly 20 executives and employees, including the chairman, above the suspension of their qualifications. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism immediately appealed immediately after the court's decision to cite it, and the results will be released around the second week of March. Meanwhile, the Korea Sports and Fair Trade Commission has approved the qualification for four consecutive terms, and there is no reason not to approve it as there is no reason for the disqualification of the executive.
Min Hyung-bae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, renewed the question in this regard. Rep. Min noted that `Minister Yoo In-chon will not approve Chairman Chung's fourth consecutive term' at the parliamentary audit on October 7 last yearMinister Yoo reminded him that `approval is not given by me, but by the chairman of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. It is not under my control. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has demanded severe disciplinary action and the suspension of execution has been cited by the court. "Legally, heavy punishment has been suspended for now. We have to wait until this part is resolved. If the judgment comes out, we can follow it accordingly."
Chairman Yoo Seung Min "First of all, we must follow the rules and principles.," he replied. "If there is no reason for disqualification, it must be approved. After the election, they will be given five days to raise their objections, which is until tomorrow. If there is no objection by tomorrow, it is the regulation that there is no reason for disqualification and the confirmation is made.' Rep. Min said, `The ruling on serious disciplinary action has yet to be made. When asked again if the confirmation should be put on hold, the request for disciplinary action goes to the Korea Football Association. Delaying the confirmation will undermine the autonomy and independence of the sports organization." Rep. Min is a `arbitrary' interpretation. When the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked for severe disciplinary action and did not implement it, did they confirm it as it is?" Chairman Yoo immediately replied, "That is the regulation." They say that if the court's ruling comes out after the confirmation, they will respond accordingly, and there is no reason not to approve it under the current regulations.
Chairman Yoo expressed his will to reform the electoral system more fairly through the election management task force in the future. "We will reorganize it so that a wide range of electors can choose in a manner in which a large number of sportsmen participate."." Rep. Cho Kye-won of the Democratic Party of Korea also said, `The decision to approve Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, is Yoo Seung Min's first test,' adding, `The Korea Sports Council once refused to approve the president of the Ice Hockey Association, which was suspected of assault in 2022. You can put the confirmation on hold. It is reasonable to put the confirmation on hold and decide on the confirmation based on the results of the trial." Rep. Lee Ki-hyun of the Democratic Party of Korea also called for a suspension of approval. "If you put the first button wrong, there will be problems with the operation of the sports association." Chairman Yoo said, `First of all, we need to examine it more closely and receive reports from working-level officials. In principle, our standard is to approve if there is no objection. If there is a problem, we will come up with the next best option."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
