[스포츠조선 최만식 기자] The Korea Badminton Association is facing strong legal resistance as it attempts to push for ‘makgapa-style’ disciplinary action against opponents. According to Sports Chosun’s coverage on the 29th, Director Cha Yoon-sook, who was recently notified by the Association of the Sports Fair Committee for disciplinary review, is preparing a frontal response with the help of the Sports Ethics Center as well as legal action. The Association announced on the 25th that Director Cha We sent a request to attend the Sports Fair Committee meeting on November 1st. This is for disciplinary review, and the reason for attendance is to ‘disclose unconfirmed facts as a current executive director and provide an explanation for the fact that you have damaged the reputation of those related to the executive department and the Korea Badminton Association.’ Director Cha participated in a statement from the board of directors calling for the resignation of the responsible person when various suspicions of corruption and poor administration of the association and Chairman Kim Taek-gyu were revealed due to the ‘Ahn Se-young’s unintentional speech’ incident, and appeared as a witness at the current issue inquiry of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly on the 24th of last month. They are called ‘Kim Taek-gyu’s opponents’ because they make statements of their own convictions. “);
Previously, the association tried to force an extraordinary general meeting of delegates (October 11) to dismiss Director Cha and five vice presidents. It was stopped by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for violating regulations. When the general meeting to eliminate opponents was canceled, it seemed like they were trying to retaliate by pointing the finger at Director Cha, who testified at the National Assembly. In this process, the association’s poor administration was revealed again. It caused controversy for violating the Fair Trade Commission’s own regulations and the Act on Testimony and Appraisal at the National Assembly (National Assembly Testimony and Appraisal Act). The reasons for disciplinary action set out in Article 25 of the Fair Trade Commission regulations include receiving bribes, embezzlement, breach of trust, accounting fraud, etc., irregularities in admissions, violence and sexual assault, match-fixing, biased decisions, drunk driving, drunken and disruptive behavior during training, and illegal gambling, which seriously undermines the dignity of an athlete. There are eight types of cases, including disrupting the order of the competition and violating human rights.
Considering the purpose of Director Cha’s remarks at the National Assembly and the contents of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s interim announcement of the office inspection, there is nothing that falls under the eight reasons for disciplinary action. If it is imposed forcibly, the reason may be ‘severe damage to the dignity of an athlete’, but it is known that there are many negative views even among the Fair Trade Commission members because it is an excessive application of regulations to cover up a ‘sin’.
Above all, the National Assembly Testimony and Appraisal Act states in Article 9 (3) that ‘A person investigated by the National Assembly as a witness, expert, or reference person shall not suffer any disadvantageous disposition due to his or her testimony, appraisal, or statement, other than the punishment prescribed by this Act.’ Regulations protect witnesses. However, the association is conducting a haphazard administration, even ignoring the law.
Director Cha decided to respond head-on. Director Cha said, “After receiving advice from a lawyer, I was told that a defamation suit would be filed against the association and the president of the city/provincial association who requested my disciplinary action. I will never sit idly by.” Director Cha, who is also the manager of the Pocheon City Hall business team, is known to have received advice that he could be subject to a business obstruction lawsuit due to the fact that he suffered from oppression by the association during the national competition.
Director Cha said, “I am communicating with several organizations that will help me, such as the Sports Ethics Center. Following the advice of those around me to wait for the announcement of the final results of the office inspection by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism scheduled for the 31st, I will begin full-scale procedures in the future.” “I want to ask who should be disciplined,” he said.
Reporter Choi Man-sik [email protected]
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