Accordingly, they received a request for explanation from the International Federation of Chess (FIDE) regarding the fee collection for coach training courses. From the story of administrative administration to lack of transparency in finance, as the FIDE expressed, "this is a serious issue" and "particularly concerning". Issues related to the validity of the course organization, the fee collection process, money receiving accounts (directly deposited into personal accounts instead of the Federation) and financial obligations to the FIDE.
Although there is no official conclusion yet, public opinion has the right to question the ambiguity.
Managing an unit in an internal, closed manner easily creates the habit of setting its own rules of the game. But when stepping into the international arena, the rules of the game must follow common standards, where financial transparency is a mandatory principle.
The fact that an international organization has to speak out to remind is a story worth contemplating. When the figures are not fair and transparent, all emotional explanations or blaming the process become forced.
If personnel are appointed incorrectly, they can be replaced, if the process is not standard, they can be corrected. But to solve the ambiguity, the necessary thing is integrity. Of course, there will be explanations to "interpret in the most reasonable way" the details that are suspected, but it is not certain that it is persuasive enough for public opinion.
Pressure from public opinion is always extremely great and facing it, sometimes, even individuals and unrelated units are affected. Like the story of some artists proactively going for banned substance tests after a few colleagues were arrested as an example. Suddenly being called out to prove that there is nothing hidden...
