During a national audit by the National Assembly’s Committee on Culture, Sports, and Tourism (Chairman Jae Soo Jeon) on July 7, Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Yoo In-chon took a firm stance that “Chung Mong-kyu will not be allowed to serve a fourth term as president of the Korea Football Association, and the audit of the association is just beginning.”
In an interim report on the KFA, the ministry said, “We have confirmed that the KFA committed a number of violations in appointing the national team coach. In particular, the intervention of Chairman Chung Mong-kyu is problematic.” However, “although procedural flaws were found in the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo, 토토사이트 추천 it is difficult to conclude that the contract is invalid.”
In response, the KFA said, “We will make up for the deficiencies in board approval practices and detailed regulations,” but added, “However, the violation of regulations pointed out in the process of appointing the coach was caused by a serious misunderstanding.”
During the national audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 7th, Minister Yoo responded to Democratic Party of Korea Representative Min Hyung-bae’s question, “What will you do if the process of appointing a coach is confirmed to be unfair?” “If it was unfair, the process must be repeated. That position hasn’t changed,” he replied briefly.
In response to a question from Representative Min Hyung-bae, who asked, “If the Sports Fairness Commission approves President Chung Mong-kyu’s fourth consecutive term, will you accept it?” he said, “We will issue a corrective order, and if that doesn’t work, we will deny the approval.”
Regarding FIFA sending an audit letter to the Korea Football Association, he said it was a “courtesy procedure” and that “there is no possibility of disciplinary action due to political interference.”