'Criticism → resignation pressure all day long' Chairman Chung Mong-gyu "I failed to express what I was trying to explain well."It's too bad. "
Sep 24, 2024
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This is what Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, said after the National Assembly questioning.
On the 24th, a question on pending issues of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee was held at the main building of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. Five people attended as witnesses, including Chung, chairman of the Korea Football Association, Hong Myung-bo, head coach of the A national team, Lee Im-saeng, technical director of the association, and Jung Hae-sung, former chairman of the Korea Electric Power Reinforcement Committee. Chairman Chung wrote a six-page letter on A4 paper and delivered it to the committee members ahead of the questioning on the pending issue.
Chairman Chung was criticized and pressured to resign throughout the questioning. He has led the Korea Football Association since 2013. He will finish his third term this year. Chairman Chung has yet to publicly announce whether he will seek a fourth term. However, as Chairman Chung was elected as an executive member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in May and returned to the soccer diplomacy stage, the observation that he will seek a fourth term has become dominant. The head of a sports organization must pass the deliberation of the Sports Fair Committee of the Korean Sports Council from the third consecutive term to challenge it. If the head of the organization holds the position of an international organization executive, the possibility of passing the deliberation by the Sports Fair Committee increases.
After all the inquiries, he spent about 30 minutes in the waiting room organizing his thoughts before moving on. Chairman Chung "I didn't express well what I was trying to explain. Another opportunity was not given. There is something I wrote down briefly (in the morning). I'm sorry that I can't express it well. It is said that the results of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's audit will be released soon. I'm going to watch that."
We will discuss the future of director Lee who expressed his surprise resignation. He's having a hard time and feels so unfair. I'm quite worried. I'm also worried about my health. I hope he's in good health."
Meanwhile, the Culture and Sports Committee decided to conduct a national audit of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Cultural Heritage Administration, and the Korea Sports Council from the 7th to the 24th of next month at the plenary session. It was decided to require the attendance of 30 witnesses and 29 witnesses. Chairman Chung was adopted as a witness in the parliamentary inspection of the Korea Sports Council on the 22nd of next month in connection with the operation of the Korea Football Association and the controversy over his fourth consecutive term.
The following is a question and answer with Chairman Chung.
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-a general review.
▶I didn't express well what I was trying to explain. Another opportunity was not given. There is something I wrote down briefly (in the morning). I'm sorry that I can't express it well.
-How are you considering settling the situation.
▶I'll think about it in the future. It is said that the results of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's audit will be released soon. I'll look at that as well.
-For now, I've finished asking questions.
▶I think it's too bad.
-What does it mean to be disappointed.
▶Chairman Chung Hae-sung or director Lee Im-saeng struggled under a lot of stress. They say it's very 'Going back and forth' expressing it like this. Other than that, I wouldn't say it was purely wrong. I think I've been under stress that I haven't received so far.
-Do you respect the director's intention to resign.
▶Let's have a discussion. He's having a hard time and feels so unfair. I'm quite worried. I'm also worried about my health. I hope you're in good health.
-We talked about something inside.
▶I didn't say anything special.
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