Minister Yoo In-chon Demands Reform in Sports Council Selection Process Amid Controversy

“Proposal to correct the issue of the committee’s unfair writing.”
“If it is not fixed, it will be rejected even if it is selected.”

Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon (pictured) announced that if the imbalance in the writing of the Korea Sports Council’s Sports Opportunity Committee is not corrected, approval will not be granted even if successful sports directors in three or more terms.

On the 26th, on SBS Radio’s ‘Kim Tae-hyun’s Political Show’, Minister Yoo said about asking Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu to make a decision about his decision in the future, saying, “May it be no more.” honorable for an individual to make a choice rather than step down dishonestly through various criticisms?” “It was done in,” he said. Minister Yoo has opposed President Chung’s bid for a fourth term, which has been controversial due to the pardoning of those involved in match-fixing and the questionable process of selecting the national team coach , and expressed his opinion in a question about government affairs at the event. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly on 24th.

Minister Yoo said, “In principle, the head of a sports organization cannot do that more than twice. Even when he was running for a third term, he went through the Sports Opportunity Committee approval process. “We have to go through the same process this time as well,” he said. Minister Yoo added, “I asked the Sports Fair Committee to review it properly. “If the Sports Fair Trade Commission cannot to the proposal, we will issue another correction order, and if that does not work, we will go through the disapproval process even if he is elected in the election,” he said. Minister Yoo confirmed, “It is the one to Chairman Chung and Lee Ki-heung, President of the Korea Sports Council.” Chairman Lee has already announced his intention to run for a third term.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism did not agree to the meeting of the board of directors of the Sports Council held in May and a resolution to amend the Articles of Incorporation to remove the limitation on continuous terms for executives the Sports Council and their affiliated sports organizations due to ‘lack of human resources’. Minister Yoo said, “Although a review of the Articles of Incorporation was not allowed, there is still another institutional mechanism that the Sports Fair Trade Commission can review.” The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found that the members of the Sports Opportunity Committee were unfair and unreasonable, chaired by a former special adviser to Chairman Lee, and suggested improvements.