President Kim Taek-gyu’s Korea Badminton Association, which has been embroiled in several controversies including allegations of sponsorship kickbacks following Ahn Se’s gold bombshell comments young, continues to push out the opposition. It has been confirmed that Cha Yoon-sook, director of the Badminton Association, who appeared as a witness and lodged an internal complaint at the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee’s inquiry into the issues to come last month , appeared at the Sports Fair Committee, saying, “He gave a bad name to the reputation of the executive branch.” It is noted that, despite receiving several complaints from the National Assembly, there is no intention to improve this.
Kim Taek-gyu, president of the Korea Badminton Association. Yonhap News
According to our report on the 28th, Director Cha Yoon-sook received an attendance request from the Sports Fair Committee on the 25th. Regarding the reason for Director Cha’s presence, the request states, “As a member of the current executive branch, an explanation must be given for publishing unverified facts and defaming him those related to the executive branch and the Korea Badminton Association. Director Cha is scheduled to appear at the Sports Fair Committee at the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 1st of next month.
Director Cha said in an inquiry into current affairs from the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee which was held on the 24th of last month, “I have reported the (sponsorship) refund dispute to The Sports Fair Committee and I made inquiries, but did not receive an answer,” and “Due to retroactive administration, the protection of athletes is not possible.” “It is a shame that we cannot do our best and live up to the expectations of the people,” he said to resign. Kim Taek-gyu, president of the Badminton Association, was also present at the time. President Kim dismissed the internal affairs as factional fights and said, “It is true that the The elites are listening. “Society can no longer develop because of the bigots,” he said.
Cha Yoon-sook, director of the Korea Badminton Association, answers questions from lawmakers at the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee’s investigation into upcoming issues regarding the Korea Football Association, etc., held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on September 24. News
Director Cha’s comments, which the Badminton Association took issue with, have already been found largely true in an investigation by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism made an interim announcement about the Badminton Association’s investigation on the 10th of last month, saying, “President Kim signed a contract with Yonex, the association’s sponsor, to buy materials for the promotion league and youth and youth club leagues, and they received additional supplies such as shuttlecocks and rackets through a repayment method known as “It was used irregularly,” he said. The goods obtained in this way amounted to about 300 million won in 2023-2024, and Chairman Kim and his close associate, the chairman of the Public Offering Project Promotion Committee, indicated that they were distributed arbitrarily to all area without being registered in the account books of the society. In addition, it was found that the association violated the subsidy law by purchasing goods worth billions of earnings through private contracts rather than open bids, and that some operators received a total of 68 million as success compensation, which was contrary to the articles. of incorporation. Lee Jeong-woo, director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, explained, “It is also possible to break trust and break trust.” In addition, the association’s unilateral measures to force the use of sponsored products, as pointed out by Se-young Ahn, were considered unreasonable.
Kim Taek-gyu, President of the Korea Badminton Association. News 1
The leadership of the Badminton Association continues to push out the ‘against’ despite the noise. Recently, a surprise general meeting of representatives was held to expel some executives who had already raised issues such as sponsorship compensation immediately after Chairman Kim took office, but received a request from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to cancel the event. The association tried to hold a general meeting of representatives with the record of impeachment (dismissal) of some executives, but the meeting was canceled due to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The directors nominated for dismissal were Kim Young-bok, Kim Jung-soo, Choi Jeong, Shin Young-min, Vice Chairman Kim Young-seop, and Director Cha.
Director Cha said, “I did it confidently for the development of badminton and to admit all the mistakes, but they are trying to discipline me through the Sports Fair Committee If this happens, who will speak in the National Assembly ? There is no protection for witnesses and witnesses. “This is also an insult to the National Assembly.”
At the same time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to announce the final results of the Badminton Association’s examination on the 31st. Since an investigation request has already been submitted to the Songpa Police Station in Seoul, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is expected to cooperate with the investigation agency based on investigation data on Chairman Kim Taek-gyu and the Badminton Association.
Reporters Jang Han-seo and Jeong Pil-jae
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2024-10-28 07:37:00
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