The controversy over the qualifications of the honorary president of Woo Seok-dae, Jang Young-dal (72), who officially declared a run for the 41st Korea Sports Association presidential election, is expected to become an issue.
Young-Dal Jang is a former member of the 4th Congress and has a deep relationship with the current government, which is why he is considered a powerful opponent to prevent the re-election of the current Chairman Ki-heung Lee.
A few months ago, there have been talks around the sports community that he will not be able to run, pointing out Jang Young-dal's violation of the election law.
This is because Jang was sentenced to a fine of 5 million won by the Supreme Court in 2019 for conducting pre-election campaigns to help candidate Moon Jae-in during the last presidential election.
However, at an official press conference on the 3rd, Jang said, "People whose public service is restricted from the Central Election Commission should be regarded as full-time executives. The part-time executive, the Korea Sports Council, received an answer that he did not fall under the position of restricted public service duties. "I said.
So, he argued that there was no legal problem with running for the Korea Sports Association.
But yesterday (17th), a sportsman questioned Jang's candidacy again and inquired publicly with the Central Election Commission, and the controversy entered'Round 2'.
Jeon Yeong-seok, who was formerly the chairman of the union chairman of the Federation of Korean Sports Associations and is currently an advisor to the Federation of Sports Associations, has the right to be elected in the election of the President of the Korean Sports Association on January 18, 2021, if a fine of over 1 million won has been confirmed for violation of the Public Official Election Act. I submitted a questionnaire to the Central Election Commission asking if I could be registered as an election candidate.
Adviser Jeon Young-suk did not name who the parties were, but in view of the people who declared running for the sports venue election, honorary Chancellor Young-dal Jang was the only person involved.
Mr. Jeon's request is that the National Election Commission asks for an interpretation of the votes to see if Honorary Chancellor Jang can go to the election of the sports venue.
The former adviser said that the NEC's answer is that even a person sentenced to a fine of 1 million won or more can run for the election of the Korea Athletic Center. If the election for the president is held in this state, legal disputes will arise over the qualifications of a candidate. Insisted.
At the same time, the Central Election Commission, entrusted with the management of the presidential election before the 28th of the month before the registration of candidates, requested that Honorary Chancellor Jang, whose fine of more than 1 million won was confirmed for violation of the Public Official Election Act, was confirmed as a candidate for the election of the Athletic Association.
Currently, in the athletic world, the claims that Jang can run and that he cannot run are sharply opposed.
The side that it is possible to run is that the Korea Sports Council is not a member of the National Public Officials Act because he is a part-time executive.
On the other hand, those who say they cannot run have the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association.
Article 30 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Sports Association stipulates that a person who falls under any of the subparagraphs of Article 33 of the National Public Officials Act (reasons for disqualification) cannot be an officer of the Sports Association.
Article 33 of the National Public Service Act stipulates that a person whose qualifications are lost or suspended under other laws cannot be employed as public officials.
Article 266 of the Public Officials Election Act states that a person who is sentenced to a fine of 1 million won or more may not be inaugurated or appointed to any of the following positions for five years after the sentence is confirmed, and in the case of a person who has already been inaugurated or appointed, that position: Is prescribed to retire from
The key to running for Jang will ultimately depend on how to apply the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association.
There is no distinction between full-time and part-time executives in the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association.
The purpose of the sports association's articles of association is that a person who cannot become a public official cannot be a full-time or part-time member of the athletic association.
Jang is currently unable to serve as a public servant because five years have not passed since he violated the Public Official Election Act.
Since you cannot become a public official, according to the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association, you cannot become the president of the Korean Sports Complex.
Some sports officials insist that the most important thing in the election of the Korean Sports Hall is the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association.
According to the articles of incorporation, the reason that a person who is unable to run is running for business is, in a word,'wordlessness'.
Now,'Gong' passed back to the Central Election Commission.
If the National Election Commission determines that the Korea Sports Council is a non-executive executive and that the non-executive executive is not subject to the National Public Service Act, Jang Young-dal can register as a candidate.
If this happens, Article 30 of the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association will be reduced to'useless'.
Even if the National Election Commission decides that he is not eligible to run by applying the articles of association of the Korean Sports Association, there is one way for Mr. Jang Young-dal.
If you receive a pardon from the government this Christmas, you will have no legal problems running.
It is noteworthy whether the Central Election Commission will make a clear decision as soon as possible so that both sides can surrender.