State entity announced that resources have not yet been requested by the national federation for competition in Mexico.
The Ministry of Sport, through a statement dated January 25, announced that in response to the complaint of Martha Iron, selected from Ecuador and vice president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), told Diario EL UNIVERSO about the Ecuadorian Federation of this sport, will comply with what is determined by the Sports Law and will review the public funds delivered to this entity, in addition to requesting a technical report by which the president of this organization, Emilio Bastidas, registered as an athlete at Ibero-American from Mexico.
Given the media publications about the Ecuadorian Chess Federation (FEDA) and the use of public funds, we allow ourselves to clarify the following, begins the statement from the state entity.
The Ministry of Sport has not received any request for the use of public resources by the FEDA for participation in the VIII Iberoamerican Championship to be held in Mexico, from February 12 to 19, 2022, therefore, they cannot use public resources for their participation.
However, as established by the Sports Law in your art. 14, in use of its powers, the Ministry of Sports will monitor and control the use of public funds by the Federation, as it does with other sports organizations.
It details that among its powers is that of supervising and evaluating sports organizations in compliance with this Law and in the correct use and destination of public resources received from the State, and must notify the Comptroller General of the State within the scope of its powers”:
In addition, it must approve the projects or programs of the sports organizations contemplated in this Law that are financed with public resources not contemplated in the POA, Annual Operating Plan.
In the final part it is added: “Likewise, the Ministry of Sports made, on January 23, a request for information to the FEDA, where it required the technical criteria applied for the formation of the Ecuadorian delegation who will participate in the sporting event mentioned above. (D)
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