-Myung-geun Song and Gyeong-seop Shim disqualified from national universities
In the future, athletes, sports leaders, employees of sports organizations, and employees of sports facilities should immediately report to the sports ethics center or investigative agency when they become aware of or have suspicion of human rights violations or corruption in the sports field.
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| On the 16th, the’Emergency Countermeasure Committee to Eradicate School Violence’ is being held at the Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO) in Mapo-gu, Seoul. yunhap news |
■ “No more assault” Choi Sook-Hyun Act enforced
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 16th that the second revised’National Sports Promotion Act’ (aka Choi Sook-Hyun Act) will take effect on the 19th. The National Sports Promotion Act was first revised on the occasion of the incident of sexual violence on the ice, and was implemented on August 5, last year. This time, it was revised for the second time.
The core contents of the so-called’Choi Sook-Hyun Act’ are ▶Imposing the obligation to immediately report human rights violations and corruption to sportsmen, and strengthening measures to protect the reporter and victims ▶Enhancing the right to investigate the Sports Ethics Center, such as specifying the authority to investigate and requesting disciplinary action when interfering with or rejecting the investigation. Reinforcement of sanctions and restrictions on returning to the sports world ▶Expanding regular human rights violation monitoring and strengthening human rights education for sports leaders, etc.▶Introducing standard contracts for sports and strengthening the supervision and operation management of the unemployment team. The period of suspension of qualifications for physical education leaders who committed violence or cheated or mistreated has increased from a maximum of 1 year to 5 years. Sports organizations, etc., were required to check the disciplinary record certificate when hiring a sports leader.
Spreading controversy over volleyball school abuse
Male professional volleyball players Song Myung-geun and Shim Gyeong-seop, who are in the midst of controversy over’school violence (hakpok)’, are also deprived of their national qualifications indefinitely. The Korea Volleyball Association said on the 16th that “Along with Jae-young Lee and Da-young (Heungkuk Life Insurance) (who were previously designated as harassers), Song Myung-keun and Shim Gyeong-seop (OK Financial Group) cannot play as representative players.” In addition, it is expected that these four players will not be able to play as leaders of association-affiliated organizations in the future. The association explained, “Athletes who are found to be abusive abusers have reasons for disqualification even when they acquire the leadership qualifications.” “For those preparing for leaders, severe disciplinary careers are’restrictions’.”
As the controversy over school violence grew, President Moon Jae-in urged on this day to make special efforts to eradicate violence from schools to the entire national course as laws and institutions work well in the field. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also released a press release, saying, “We will integrate the school sports department’s disciplinary history in consultation with relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Education.” “In accordance with Article 5 of the National Sports Association’s National Selection Regulations, we will restrict the selection of national representatives in cases where they have been disciplined for human rights violations such as (sex) violence.” “We will establish a system to prevent violence in school through related regulations in the future. ”Added. Reporter Kwon Yong-hui [email protected]