[Report File] KBO, the first ever'civil war'… Controversy over'whether to discipline Heomin'

● Three times of reward and punishment…

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, KBO, which was trying to finish 2020 with

Christmas Eve, could not finish one big homework in the end.

It was not possible to confirm whether or not to discipline Kiwoom club for the controversy over the'fan inspection and Gapjil'.

It is the first time in KBO's history that we have not been able to reach a conclusion even after opening the three rewards and punishments.

The biggest reason for KBO's baffling is that disagreements are not narrowing over the disciplinary action against Chairman Heo Min Ki-woom of the board of directors.

Within the KBO, it was confirmed that the opinion that the disciplinary action should be given to Chairman Heo Min and the claim that it cannot be disciplined are confronting.

It is said that there is a fear of lawsuits behind the opinion of'disciplinary exclusion'.

"If Chairman Huh objected to disciplinary action and filed a lawsuit against the KBO, the KBO could be disadvantaged."

It is known that the legal officer, the member of the award and punishment committee, and the legal affairs team in KBO are making such claims.

Therefore, it was confirmed that there were many opinions on the reward and punishment to close the case by giving a'severe warning' to Kiwoom officials except for Chairman Huh.

In fact, two lawyers from the best law firms in Korea attended the reward and punishment committee, arguing that the discipline against Kiwoom and Chairman Heo Min was unfair.

In March, KBO imposed a fine of 20 million won in order to preserve the'legal dignity' of former CEO Jang-seok Lee and the alleged assistance of Chairman Huh and gave a'severe warning' to some executives.

It is questionable whether the action preserved the league's dignity.

At around 5 pm on the 23rd, KBO sent a text message to the reporters after completing the second reward and punishment.

"After seeing the results of the compensation and punishment committee, Governor Jung Un-chan will think more and draw a final conclusion."

It was unusual for the governor's name to appear in the KBO's announcement.

Taking the information inside and outside the KBO, Governor Jeong Un-chan is in a position that he cannot accept the opinion of the'Severe Warning' from the Sang-Ben-chan.

As Chairman Heo Min is the key person in the situation, he must be disciplined.

It is also heard that they refused to pay and left the office early in response to the'Severe Warning' recommendation posted by the reward and punishment committee as a way to express their dissatisfaction.

As a governor whose term ends at the end of the year, he threw a strong message.

In fact, it has been reported that Governor Chung repeatedly expressed the opinion that Chairman Heo Min must be disciplined before and after the reward and punishment committee.

Currently, the situation is unfolding as the governor and the reward and punishment committee are facing each other.

The background of such confrontation lies in the unprecedented steps of the KBO Clean Baseball Center.

The Clean Baseball Center, which was created with the aim of enhancing the fairness of the league, has consistently maintained a particularly slow and lukewarm attitude to the issues of raising the head of the league that have been holding back the league.

The Clean Baseball Center has virtually released its hands over the'controversy over Chairman Huh's involvement in the game' that emerged after the resignation of manager Kiwoom Son Hyeok at the end of this season.

Even that, when former Director Son refused to investigate, he left this part as a question mark.

I didn't ask any questions to the coaches and players I worked with.

As the controversy over the ‘fan inspection and Gap-jil’ that had been raised steadily reached a new phase with media reports and the testimony of a retired player, it seemed to be starting an investigation.

However, it is a popular opinion inside and outside the baseball world that even in the investigation process that took place for nearly a month, they did not show strong will.

In fact, there was no meeting between Chairman Huh, a key party in the controversy, and former CEO Ha Song, who resigned just before the investigation.

As a result, there was no choice but to submit a'Insolvent Report' to the reward and punishment committee.

The problem didn't stop there.

KBO held a reward and punishment committee on the 22nd after conducting its own investigation.

Retired player Lee Taek-geun and Kim Chi-hyun, head of Ki-woom, attended the Sangbeol Park.

However, the final decision was postponed as Kiwoom's club suddenly objected that there was a problem with the procedural legitimacy.

It is known that KBO has not followed the procedure for notifying the club at least one week before the meeting.

Be'Cancellation' In April, KBO appointed Kum-jo Jeong, Head of KBO Operation Division and Head of Clean Baseball Center, as a'transparent management manager' to monitor the operation status of Kiwoom club.

They even arranged a seat at the Kiwoom club office in Gocheok Sky Dome.

However, even after that, the controversy surrounding Chairman Huh continued.

At the WeMef office building in Gangnam, there was a report that he played'baseball game' against first-team star players, and the coach, who was running third in the regular league, even left a lot of back words and got off the middle.

Last month, the clear context of'Fan Temple' was revealed.

However, the Clean Baseball Center, which should take the lead in solving the problem, was consistent with the most passive attitude.

After a whistleblower by a retired player, the Professional Baseball Players Association and the Retired Players Association asked KBO for strong discipline for raising.

The same goes for most baseball fans.

Now, the last period of this year, less than a few days left, is entirely KBO's time.

Can KBO make a decision that meets the public opinion, overcoming the unprecedented'internal confrontation'?