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The Korean Football Association (KFA) has stood up to protect footballers.
A rally was held at Hyochang Stadium in Seoul on the 28th, involving about 120 soccer players (union estimates).
The Korean Football Association pointed out that the illegal operation of the association by the president of the Seoul Football Association was wrong. It is also argued that the chairman should resign himself and take civil and criminal responsibility for his mistakes for the development of Korean soccer and the rights and interests of soccer players as well as Seoul.
It is known that the issue of the soccer players' union is the revision of the articles of association that ignores the procedures of illegal election (money distribution), embezzlement (use of public funds), and breach of trust (excessive use of public funds).
In particular, in the case of the revision of the articles of incorporation, it is suspected that the president of the Seoul Football Association revised the articles of incorporation without following the procedures and attempted further revisions to privatize the association.
Lee Jae-sung, vice chairman of the Korean Football Association, said, "The chairman of the Seoul Football Association, who harms the rights and interests of footballers and eats some of the Seoul Football Association, should resign himself. If he does not resign, he plans to continue the rally until he is arrested. The current president of the Seoul Football Association said, "We are already on trial in connection with illegal elections, and witnesses who said they received the money have already revealed the fact."
Lee Sang-ho, a lawyer at the law firm Reason, said, "The president of the Seoul Football Association seems to have violated the regulations to increase his influence within the association and to take control of the association and privatize it. It is a clear violation of the procedure, and this could invalidate all competition events over the past year.
The soccer players' union reportedly filed a criminal complaint against the president of the Seoul Football Association to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 26th.
An official from the secretariat of the Seoul Football Association, who spoke to this newspaper by phone, said, "It is difficult to express an opinion because it is not known."
Meanwhile, soccer players said that the current chairman of the Seoul Football Association came along, causing problems with the finances of the Seoul Football Association. It is a complaint that the wages of 16 employees of the Seoul Football Association have been delayed in January. It has been confirmed that the salary due on the 25th has not been paid until the 27th. It is known that this is the first time that wages have been delayed in the last 10 years.
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