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Allegations have emerged that the KFA illegally dispatched executives affiliated with HDC Group, led by Jeon (Chairman), for 11 years and paid them consulting fees totaling 1 billion won while sharing internal association information.
Jeong Yeon-wook, a People Power Party member of the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, announced on the 28th via a press release that he will intensely question the KFA during its hearing scheduled for the 30th regarding allegations of illegal dispatch of HDC Hyunsan executives and data leaks, as well as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's failure to implement follow-up measures.
According to Jeong Yeon-uk (Rep.), an audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revealed that Mr. A, an executive at HDCHyeon San (SVP), served as head of the Administrative Support Team overseeing key functions including personnel, general affairs, accounting, and contracts from March 2013 to November 2024. Jeong Yeon-uk (Rep.) stated, "The fact that no follow-up measures have been implemented for over a year indicates that the association lacks both the will to correct its own problems and any reform system." He further criticized, "The revelation that KFA employees were dispatched under the guise of consulting fees totaling approximately 1 billion won over 11 years proves that the association has operated like the president's personal company."
Furthermore, Jeong (Rep.) emphasized that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism should not stop at announcing audit results but must thoroughly monitor whether follow-up measures are actually implemented and establish effective management and supervision plans.
Additionally, Jeong (Rep.) raised concerns that it was confirmed Mr. A failed to disclose personal conflicts of interest during the process of increasing his own consulting fees.
Notably, Jeong Yeon-uk (Rep.) stressed the possibility that Mr. A, as an executive of the president's company, may have converted core information from a public organization into private gains. The audit confirmed that significant key materials exchanged between foreign architects and the association during the Cheonan Football Comprehensive Center construction project were shared with HDC, and Mr. A was found to have been involved in this process.
Jeong Mong-gyu Jeon (Chairman) previously clarified during the 2024 National Assembly administrative audit that "We asked for help because we had more expertise" and "HDC absolutely did not benefit." However, Jeong Yeon-uk (Rep.) countered, "The issue is not whether they benefited; the core problem is that a public organization funded by taxpayers had its finances and information completely exposed to a specific company." They strongly criticized this as proof that the KFA has effectively operated like the president's personal company.
Moreover, Jeong (Rep.) claimed that follow-up measures after the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's audit sanctions have been stalled for over a year. It was pointed out that since Mr. A resigned just before the audit, internal disciplinary actions were canceled, and the case referred to police in February 2025 has remained under investigation for 17 months. They further noted that even under Vice President Lee Yong-soo's acting leadership, regulations preventing illegal dispatch have been neglected, and demands for severe disciplinary action against key executives based on the special audit results have not been implemented at all due to the KFA's litigation response.
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