Eight people, including Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the sports association, requested an investigation...Allegations of illegal employment, etc.

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The government's joint public service inspection team in the Cabinet Office, which has been investigating the irregularities of the Korean Sports Council, has found eight people, including chairman Lee Ki-heung, and decided to ask the police to investigate them.

He is accused of changing hiring standards and habitually using abusive language and abusive language to get his child's friend a job at a sports club.

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Reporter Kim Moon-kyung, please tell us more about the announcement made by the Public Service Inspection Team.

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Yes, today, the government's joint public service inspection team in the Office for Government Policy Coordination announced its investigation into irregularities by the Korean Sports Council over the past month.

Looking at Chairman Lee Ki-heung's allegations, he is accused of obstructing business due to unfair hiring.

The inspection team explained that Chairman Lee was found to have ordered the relaxation of eligibility for application several times to help his child's friend A get a job at the sports association.

The position A applied for must have a national team experience or a qualification as a second-class professional sports leader, and Chairman Lee instructed him to ease it, so A was eventually hired.

The inspection team also secured a statement that under the approval of Chairman Lee, the chairman of a sports organization was required to pay 80 million won for the purchase of health food and sportswear for athletes.

It turns out that this group B actually received the position after hoping for a major position at the Paris Olympics.

In addition, he used marketing revenue items privately, recommended five acquaintances who were not related to the sports world to the Paris Olympics observation group, and provided preferential treatment such as tourism that was not planned.

In addition, a high-ranking official in the athlete's village is suspected of contacting the sponsor directly and storing the bedding set of 47 million won separately in the athlete's village and using it arbitrarily.

In addition, the inspection team said that Chairman Lee has been habitually swearing and verbally abusing sports association employees.

He also said he will ask the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters to investigate eight people, including Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, suspected of obstruction of business, bribery, embezzlement, and breach of duty.

He also added that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is in charge of 11 people related to improper execution of business promotion expenses, will be notified to take action based on the law.

Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Sports Council, has been in conflict within sports as he announced his bid for a third term, and attention is focusing on whether the government's findings will affect the next presidential election.

I'm Kim Moon-kyung of YTN in the political department.