The Korea Football Association officially announces the postponement of the 55th presidential election...Court Cites Application for Provisional Disposition
Jan 07, 2025
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Shortly after the court cited the provisional injunction on the 7th, the KFA announced that the election date for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association will be temporarily postponed and announced as soon as the schedule is established" he said. The next presidential election was scheduled to take place on the 8th.
Huh Jung-moo, former chairman of Hana Citizen in Daejeon, filed an injunction against the KFA on the 30th of last month asking for a ban on the election, saying the election for the president of the association is being conducted unfairly. The Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Agreement Department 50 (Chief Judge Kim Sang-hoon) held a hearing date for the injunction on the 6th, and Chairman Huh and the KFA engaged in a court battle.
In the 55th KFA presidential election, Chung Mong-kyu, the current chairman, is running for the fourth term, while a visiting professor of sports record analysis at the Graduate School of Records and Information Science in the Shinmun Myungji University and Chairman Huh jumped into the race.
A day before the election, the court ruled in favor of Chairman Huh. The court found that the ongoing KFA presidential election has "significant procedural violations that are to be acknowledged to have significantly violated the fairness of the election and thereby affected the election process".
It also pointed out that the majority of the electors were formed through a lottery process where transparency and fairness were not confirmed. The court added that it was not possible to confirm whether the committee was organized in accordance with the articles of association and election management regulations because it did not disclose who was appointed as a member of the election management committee.
And if the election is held, there is a high possibility that a subsequent dispute will be triggered over its effectiveness. Considering these points comprehensively, the court judged that the need for preservation to accept the application for provisional injunction was also clarified.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
