Postponement of KFA Hearing: "Schedule to be adjusted in July to allow both ruling and opposition parties to participate"

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The National Assembly hearing on the Korea Football Association (KFA), originally scheduled for the 22nd, has been postponed.

The Democratic Party of Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee announced on the 16th: "We have resolved to hold the hearing and repeatedly requested participation from the People Power Party, but they have not joined so far. However, considering that negotiations for forming a new government are nearing completion, we have decided to adjust the schedule within the limits permitted by the National Assembly in July to ensure a hearing with both ruling and opposition parties."

The Democratic Party's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee added: "We plan to convene a plenary session next week to officially approve matters such as changing the hearing date. Following that, we will prepare for the KFA hearing without delay in accordance with the revised schedule, striving to resolve public suspicions and develop measures to prevent recurrence."

The committee further stated: "We intend to proceed smoothly with the National Assembly hearing on the KFA to address public concerns regarding the association's overall operations and the selection process of the national team head coach. This hearing will serve as a crucial opportunity to transparently clarify facts surrounding various controversies in football administration and strengthen the KFA's accountability and public service orientation. Given the high level of public interest, we will do our utmost to thoroughly investigate the truth and formulate institutional improvement plans."

Previously, on the 9th, the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee held a plenary session and resolved to hold the KFA-related hearing on the 22nd. Lee Jae-jeong (Chairman), a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated: "We will examine issues at the National Assembly level regarding various problems identified in the selection procedure for the national team head coach and the overall operational status of the KFA, and seek ways to normalize the association." Subsequently, the list of 13 witnesses, including former Speaker Jeong Mong-gyu and former national team head coach Hong Myung-bo, as well as 10 reference persons, including Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, was finalized.

However, the plenary session at that time proceeded without the People Power Party, which had boycotted standing committees in protest after the Democratic Party unilaterally elected chairpersons for all 11 standing and special committees. Ultimately, the Democratic Party's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee decided to postpone the originally scheduled hearing on the 22nd to enable a joint KFA hearing with both ruling and opposition parties.

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