Lee Dong-guk, Yongin FC Director, Absent from National Assembly Audit Amid 'Negligence of Duty' Allegations… Club: "Submitted All Evidence Supporting Attendance Records"

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Lee Dong-guk, Technical Director of Yongin FC, who was selected as a witness for the National Assembly audit amid so-called negligence of duty allegations, did not attend the hearing.

According to the National Assembly and others on the 21st, Director Lee was selected as a witness for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism committee's national audit at the request of Kim Jae-won, a member of the Rebuilding Korea Party and the committee, but submitted a statement of reasons for non-attendance citing an overseas business trip schedule and did not appear.

Previously, Kim Jae-won (Rep.) had requested Director Lee's attendance at the national audit, with the inquiry focus on the appropriateness of the director's non-resident operational status and contract terms.

According to JTBC reports and the office of Kim Jae-won (Rep.), allegations were raised that Director Lee rarely commuted to the club or did not properly attend power-strengthening meetings. The director's annual compensation is 144 million won.

Kim Jae-won (Rep.) stated to JTBC, "Since Yongin FC is a citizen club funded by taxpayer money, it must be verified whether the actual performance of duties and management and supervision of the technical director receiving high compensation were appropriate."

The Yongin club explained through StarNews, "(The) attendance records (reported by JTBC) are records of employee ID tags used to open blocked passages when passing through the stadium, and since the system has been in place for only half a year, entry is possible even without an access card."

It further clarified, "We have already submitted all materials that can prove call records with Yongin, business trip details, and attendance records to the office of Kim Jae-won (Rep.). (Director Lee's) domestic and overseas training camps or overseas agreements aside, there are definitely average attendance records of 1 to 2 times per week."

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