"If the allegations turn out to be true, I will resign." I really don't think such a person should lead the athletic world."
The chairman of the Korean Sports Council Yoo Seung Min made a super-strong decision at the parliamentary audit (general audit) of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee on the 29th. When he was the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, he vowed to resign if the allegations related to the police investigation into the donation incentive were confirmed to be true.
In the parliamentary audit of sports organizations on the 27th and the general audit on the 29th, Rep. Cho Eun-hee of People's Power persistently pressured Chairman Yoo. In particular, Cho's question was even more sharp after the report that the financial crime investigation team of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency would conduct a police investigation on Yoo, who was accused of sponsorship incentives by the Sports Citizens' Solidarity and Cultural Citizens' Solidarity on the 28th. In April, the Sports Ethics Center under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism judged that the Korea Table Tennis Association's incentive payment of 10% of the bid money violated the rules of executives of sports organizations that `executives cannot be paid' and demanded disciplinary action against former and current executives and employees, and the association issued a 'discriminatory' disposition asking for Chairman Yoo's responsibility for negligence in management and supervision. While Chairman Yoo's agency's representative brother A, who was involved in attracting donations, reportedly received 200 million won in incentives, police are expected to check whether Chairman Yoo received a borrowed name.
In response to Cho's question regarding the police investigation, Chairman Yoo said, `The article is different from the truth. I haven't heard from the police yet. He never provided my financial records." `If the allegations turn out to be true regarding illegal kickbacks, I will take responsibility and resign,' Bae said. When Rep. Cho pressed "Will you quit if you are indicted on related charges", he responded "I will quit if I am prosecuted". Later, in the last additional question, Chairman Yoo asked if he would quit if he was prosecuted, but he did not know the meaning of the prosecution because he had never been sued or accused. If the charges turn out to be true, he will resign instead of `if prosecuted.' "I won't dwell on my seat, I'll take responsibility."made it clear that " Prosecution is a prosecutor's request for a court to judge a specific criminal case, and the court will determine whether he is guilty or not guilty.
According to Chairman Yoo, there are a total of two ongoing police investigations, both of which are 'donation incentives'. During the election for the chairman of the Korean Sports Council in December last year, the Committee on the Promotion of Public Welfare filed a complaint against Chairman Yoo on charges related to 'Incentives for Donations', and Chairman Yoo was already investigated two months ago in the western part of Yongin, his address. In addition, the Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is looking into the case filed by the Sports Citizens' Solidarity and others.
References such as A, who is suspected of having borrowed-name accounts, and B, the former secretary-general of the Korea Table Tennis Association, have already been investigated by the police. Chairman Yoo is determined to `live by death.' Immediately after the inspection, Chairman Yoo cannot resign just because of suspicions about his resignation. He said he would take responsibility if it was confirmed to be true. "If I were really that kind of person, I don't think I should lead the sports world on my own. "
In a word, he dismissed the possibility of related charges arising from the police investigation. "I didn't receive any incentives, so what can come out? If there is, I can't say it this confidently." Regarding the remarks that are not willing to resign, "There are suspicions about receiving a loan, and the public has already misunderstood the allegations alone. No one remembers then even if they are cleared of charges later. Some say that resignation is too easy, but it is by no means easy to say. It must be this now. The image has been tarnished like this... I took the lead" raised his voice. "Suspicions related to donation incentives have continued for more than a year. I have a lot of work to do, but I can't go a step further", he complained of fatigue. "I hope the investigation results will come out and the suspicion will be resolved. I was elected with the trust and support of athletes who wanted to change and innovate the sports world. I know that expectation, and if there is a fault, I will take responsibility. I will not dwell on my seat and do my job."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
