The Korea Table Tennis Association of the Sports Ethics Center has decided to demand and file a complaint against 10% incentive executives for unfair payment
Apr 14, 2025
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The Sports Ethics Center under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said in a press release on the 14th that two of the former and current executives and employees (hereinafter referred to as respondents) will be accused of malpractice in connection with the unfair payment of incentives for sponsorship and donations by the Korea OO Association, and four will be required to be disciplined for violating regulations such as neglect of duty and articles of association. The press release is Anonymous, but the information has already been presented several times by the opposing candidates who blocked the election of the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association last year and the election of the Korea Sports Association this year.
According to the association's fund management regulations, the reporter must obtain approval from the board of directors, the general meeting, the report from the Korea Sports Council, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the use and modification of the fund.
The Sports Ethics Center Deliberation Committee thus confirmed that the accused violated the regulation that executives cannot receive remuneration pursuant to Article 24-2 of the association's articles of association and received 10% of the lien as a success fee that is inconsistent with the public interest of the association, even though the committee made incentive regulations and raised funds to increase the association's financial independence, and approved the regulation by attending the board of directors as a member of the association within a week after the chairman of the association agreed to approve the enactment, It was determined that Article 38 (3) 2 of the association's articles of association violated the procedure for enacting incentive regulations because executives and employees of sports organizations were not allowed to become sports fair members.
According to the results of the investigation, the Sports Ethics Center's deliberation committee filed a complaint under Article 356 of the Criminal Act (the crime of breach of duty) against two defendants who received tens of millions of won in incentives for the funds they attracted. It also recommended that the association review the full recovery of 335 million won in incentives out of 3.35 billion won in sponsorship and donations between 2021 and 2024, including incentives paid without grounds.
The Sports Ethics Center said "It is a natural duty for part-time executives to attract sponsorships without pay. Acquiring property gains through actions that violate duties and inflicting damage on the association are likely to constitute a crime of breach of duty under the criminal law. In addition, according to Articles 38 and 42 of the Civil Code, non-profit organizations need to change their articles of association and permission from the competent authorities to conduct profitable business, and even if they are licensed, they should be used to cover expenses for the target business. In addition, distributing the profits could lead to embezzlement and cause for revocation of approval by non-profit organizations" he said. "In the wake of this incident, the Center will also do its best to establish fairness in sports through a thorough investigation so that sports organizations can operate transparently in accordance with due process."," he added.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
