Criticism from political circles, including Rep. Jin Jong-oh X Jeong-wook X Kim Seung-soo, toward the Fair Trade Commission, has been mounting against Lee Ki-heung for his third consecutive term
The Korea Sports Fair Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Fair Trade Commission) has paved the way for Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, to seek a third term, and politicians are pouring out voices of criticism.
On the afternoon of the 12th, the FTC approved Chairman Lee's bid for a third term. Just before the FTC deliberation, the government's joint public service inspection team in the Cabinet Office requested an investigation into Chairman Lee's alleged misconduct, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism notified him of the suspension of his duties, and the labor union staged a fierce protest against his consecutive terms, but it did not affect the decision of the Fair Trade Commission. In the FTC's current evaluation indicators, Lee scored high in terms of quantitative evaluation ▶ financial contribution (10 points) ▶ soundness of organization operation (10 points) ▶ attendance rate of the board of directors (10 points) ▶ reward or not (5 points) ▶ disciplinary action and personal crime (5 points), grade of entry into international organizations and executive experience of international organizations (5 points each), and in the qualitative evaluation (50 points in total), ▶ endeavor, plan, possibility (20 points), presentation of a vision for the development of sports-regional sports (10 points), contribution during his tenure (expanding the base of events and improving, Chairman Lee, who performed well at the Paris Olympics, did not have a big reason for disqualification. In a situation where there is no indicator for social objections or critical public opinion to intervene, the majority of the Fair Commissioners, as expected, approved three consecutive terms with more than a majority of approval based on the current regulations and indicators.
Immediately after the approval for the third consecutive term was announced, political circles, led by members of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, raised their voices in unison. `Shooting Emperor' Rep. Jin Jong-oh said on his SNS, `It is a very embarrassing and embarrassing day for a former sportsman (National Assembly) lawmaker,' `For whom does the Korea Sports Fair Trade Commission exist that has dashed even a small hope.' Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook strongly criticized the committee for approving Lee Ki-heung's bid for a third term on the 12th, pointing out the unfairness of the committee."The Sports Fair Committee of the Korea Sports Council approved Lee Ki-heung's bid for a third term after the government's joint public office inspection team in the Cabinet Office requested the investigation of eight people involved, including the chairman of the Korea Sports Council, for reasons such as illegal hiring of employees, receiving money and other items, embezzlement and breach of trustIs it fair to approve a suspended chairman? He strongly insisted that the Fair Trade Commission should revise the system, saying, "It is a shameless examination by the Korea Sports and Fair Trade Commission."
After pointing out the unfair structure of the committee, Rep. Kim Seung-soo said, "(The committee) has become a hotbed of unfairness, not fairness, as it has become a show of hands of Chairman Lee Ki-heung. We regret the results of the Sports Fair Committee, which failed to meet the expectations of athletes and the public, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism urges the newly formed members to come up with a system and institutional innovation plan to serve as a completely independent institution from the Korea Sports Council" expressed his intention.
The union of the Korea Sports Association also issued a statement on the 13th, saying, `We deeply regret the FTC's decision, which is far from the public's expectation. Chairman Lee Ki-heung called for the immediate end of privatization of the organization and humbly meet the judgment of the law." "No matter how elected you are, you must meet general standards and common sense. During Lee's eight-year term, our employees, who know the internal affairs of the institution best, are speaking out through labor unions, lawmakers, the representatives of the people, pointed out the problem, and government ministries have also uncovered irregularities after investigation. Nevertheless, the Sports and Fair Trade Commission continued to criticize, hiding behind quantitative and qualitative indicators for executive approval, saying, `It has been reduced to a 'unfair committee.'
Meanwhile, Chairman Lee Ki-heung, who passed the first gateway to serve three consecutive terms, will return to Korea on the afternoon of the 13th after a business trip to the World Olympic City Association Sports Summit (11th-13th, Lausanne, Switzerland). Attention is focusing on what positions will be expressed regarding the request for investigation by the National Investigation Office, the suspension of duties by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Fairness Review, and the third term challenge.
