Criticism seems to increase for “disposition of cotton bat”
On the 28th, the chairman of the board of directors of Kiwoom Heroes Heomin, who was overwhelmed by suspicion of a fan inspection order, was imposed by KBO for a two-month suspension. The photo shows Chairman Huh when the independent club Goyang Wonders was founded. Newsis
Heo Min, the chairman of the professional baseball team’s board of directors, stood at the center of the’sudden controversy’ with reports of mobilizing second-team players as their pitching practice at the Futures League training ground in June. Recently, Lee Taek-geun (retired) submitted a “request for disciplinary damage to the dignity of the Kiwoom club and its officials,” saying that Kiwoom team mobilized players to inspect the fans who reported to the broadcaster by filming Chairman Heo.
Eventually, the issue was referred to the KBO reward and punishment committee held on the 22nd and discussed over two days. However, KBO governor Jung Un-chan, who received a report from the Sang-Bon-Bon Committee, reserved the final decision on the discipline of the Kiwoom club. This is because the sanctions against the punishment and punishment committee did not fit the public opinion.
Eventually, after a long deliberation on the 28th, Governor Chung finally decided to impose a two-month sanction on Chairman Heo Min for suspension. KBO said, “By acting inappropriately and unnecessaryly in the position of the chairman of the board of directors, it caused social controversy and undermined the value of the KBO League,” said Article 151 of the Baseball Regulations,’Damage Acts’ and Article 1,’Special Cases concerning the Authority of Governors’ Accordingly, he urged to take such measures and prevent recurrence.
Kiwoom club and Kim Chi-hyun, who caused controversy over the fan temple, were sanctioned for “severe warning”. On the 23rd, the KBO reward and punishment committee reported the sanctions to the governor as’a matter that requires judicial judgment,’ and if judicial action is taken in the future, the decision was reserved to discuss the sanctions by looking at the results. However, KBO decided to sanction because it judged that those involved in the matter had been misunderstood as violations of the law, and as a result, had damaged the dignity of the league outside of the game. Governor Jung said, “The Kiwoom club has abandoned the obligation of professional sports to put fans first, and has disrupted the league order by destroying the basic trust relationship between the club and players.” In addition, Kiwoom explained that the sanctions were decided based on the statement that Kiwoom declared in March that’If a serious issue occurs that damages the value of the league in the future, we will respond strongly within the scope set by the KBO rules.’
However, it became difficult to avoid the criticism of the disposition of the’sombat’ as the disciplinary action of the club that caused the controversy over the inspector, which was a serious disciplinary, was merely a severe warning that had no effect. This is because the general opinion of legal experts is that there is a high risk of losing if the club raises a lawsuit in case of severe punishment. In the end, it seems that it would have been difficult for Chung, whose term is about to expire, to pass the burden to the new governor.
The KBO’s decision made the Kiwoom team confused. A new director can be elected only when the board of directors is open and a vacant representative director is appointed, but it is unclear whether it is possible to convene the board of directors while the chairman of the board is suspended. Failure to hold the board of directors would have a major setback in preparing for the 2021 season. The appointment of a manager is an urgent need for the February spring camp to proceed normally, but Chairman Huh’s discipline ends in late February.
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