KIA Manager Kim Jong-kook, who is a sponsor, Dismissed as a Public Relations Ambassador

Seo-gu, Gwangju, announced on the 1st that it will soon hold a restructuring committee to dismiss former head coach Kim from the region's No. 1 public relations ambassador

Seo-gu appointed former coach Kim and KIA Tigers player Lee Eui-ri as ambassadors in July last year. Through Kim, Seo promoted the Chang-eok-sae festival.

However, concerns have been raised that former head coach Kim could undermine his regional status as he was recently booked for taking hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes from a sponsor and the prosecution even requested an arrest warrant.

In response, Seo-gu will soon hold a restructuring committee to decide whether to dismiss former head coach Kim, saying that a reason for dismissal occurred due to "damage of dignity." 토토사이트 순위

Former head coach Kim is suspected of receiving money and valuables from KIA Tigers sponsor A Coffee Company and intervening in the process of selecting a sponsor company (Baim Soo-jae, etc.).

Company A has signed a sponsorship contract with KIA Tigers since August 2022. The company operated a home run field named after the company at the ballpark and attached advertisements to the uniforms.

Kim met with the company's chairman in June of the same year and proposed an advertisement for a dog, and reported it to Jang Jung-seok. He also reportedly checked the progress of the advertisement through his team.

Prosecutors investigated that Kim received a total of 100 million won in bribes and Jang received tens of millions of won on several occasions. In particular, it was reported that former head coach Kim received 60 million won from the company's chairman at Incheon Munhak Stadium in July 2022, when the season was underway.

Based on this, the prosecution sought arrest warrants for former head coach Kim and former general manager Jang, but was rejected by the court.