Dismissal of appeal for suspension of duties Reappeal for not siding with either side ahead of the election of Chairman Lee Ki-heung's court
Jan 10, 2025
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On the 10th, the Seoul High Court's Administrative Department 3 (Chief Judge Choi Soo-jin) rejected Chairman Lee's appeal against the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Candidate Lee announced his plan to appeal again immediately in defiance of the appeal.
After the announcement of an investigation by the Government Joint Public Service Inspection Team of the Cabinet Office on November 11 last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requested the police to investigate Chairman Lee on charges of fraudulent hiring of employees, requesting sponsorship of goods, and private use of sponsored goods, and notified him of the suspension of his duties. Chairman Lee filed an application for suspension of execution along with a lawsuit to cancel the suspension of his duties to the administrative staff, and immediately appealed immediately after he was dismissed in the first trial, and the decision was again dismissed in the second trial.
Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, said shortly after the ruling was dismissed on the 10th that the court seems to have reserved its judgment on the grounds that it is not appropriate to side with the government or candidates ahead of the election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Council. "After the election, the substantive truth will be thoroughly revealed in the main lawsuit already filed with the administrative court" signified a strong will. "Regardless of the dismissal of the appeal by the Seoul High Court, I will do my best for the 42nd election of the chairman of the Korea Sports Council to be held on the 14th." he said.
The election for the 42nd chairman of the sports association, in which Chairman Lee seeks his third term, is scheduled to take place on the 14th. Candidate Kang Shin-wook (Dankook University emeritus professor) and some delegates filed for an injunction to suspend the election due to the composition of the electoral group and fairness of the election process. In this regard, Chairman Lee said, "It is different from the provisional injunction cited for the suspension of the election of the president of the Korea Football Association." As the election for the chairman of the Korea Sports Council is organized by the National Election Commission, a state agency, the election will be held on the 14th as scheduled."
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
