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Lee Ki-heung, former chairman of the Korea Sports Council, expressed his intention to apply for an immediate reconsideration of the four-year suspension from the Korea Sports Council.
According to the sports community on the 11th, the Korea Sports Council held a sports fair committee meeting on the 9th to decide on disciplinary action against former chairman Lee. The disciplinary action comes after the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism notified the results of the audit on former chairman Lee's alleged illegal hiring of Jincheon National Training Center employees, improper operation of the Paris Olympics observers, and the disruption of the Paris Olympic team and demanded more than suspension of qualifications. A situation in which disciplinary action and level must be decided through the Sports Fair Committee of the Korea Sports Council within 60 days of notification of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism audit results. As those subject to disciplinary action applied for a re-deliberation in April, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism's re-deliberation maintained the disciplinary action, a sports fair committee was held to determine whether or not executives would be disciplined.
In response to the decision by the Sports and Fair Trade Commission to ensure sufficient clarification procedures for those subject to disciplinary action, the two marathon meetings reportedly decided to suspend Chairman Lee for four years. Based on the irregularities sent by the government's joint public service inspection team in the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested disciplinary action after an audit, and a police investigation is underway.
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| Specific audit report to the Korean Sports Council of the Ministry of Culture. It demanded severe disciplinary action against former chairman Lee Ki-heung beyond the suspension of his qualifications. The committee decided to discipline Chairman Lee on June 9, the first time in two months since April when the retrial was completed, in accordance with the requirement to report the results within 60 days. |
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According to the Korean Sports Council, it is difficult to confirm the individual disciplinary action of the Korean Sports Council's Sports Fair Committee under the regulations. The individual has not yet been notified of the decision, he explained the procedure, saying "However, the decision of the Sports Fair Trade Commission is effective on its own and is not an additional decision by the board of directors, etc." An official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Fairness Committee of the newly formed Korean Sport & Olympic Committee is a completely independent organization made up of outsiders recommended by each agency, and neither the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism nor the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee can intervene in the outcome of the disciplinary action.
Meanwhile, former chairman Lee's side objected to the decision of the Korea Sports Council's Sports Fair Committee and made it clear that they would apply for a review immediately on the 11th. "I'm Lee Ki-heung, former chairman of the sports association. The decision of the Sports Fair Committee of the Korea Sports Council has procedural defects such as violation of Article 24 (priority disciplinary action) of the regulations, and no reason for disciplinary action is recognized. Therefore, as soon as we receive the decision, we will apply for reconsideration immediatelyexpressed a clear position that "
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
