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| President Lee Jae-myung presided over by the State Council |
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The Sports Ethics Center under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it has fully introduced a pseudonymization investigation system to protect reporters and victims.
In a press release on the 14th, the Sports Ethics Center said, "'Anyone who becomes aware of human rights violations or sports corruption in the sports community pursuant to Article 18 (4) of the National Sports Promotion Act can report it, and an anonymous report is also received and investigated.'"In order to reduce the possibility of secondary damage to the reporter or the victim and minimize concerns about identity exposure, the investigation reliability has been greatly increased by introducing a new 'victim alias investigation system"."
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Sports Ethics Center gave quick feedback shortly after President Lee Jae-myung mentioned the issue of violence in the sports community and the improvement of the anonymous reporting system and investigation system at the 49th Cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on the 11th.
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| President Lee Jae-myung speaks at the Cabinet meeting |
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| Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young |
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On this day, President Lee said, `The issue of violence in the sports world is always a problem. It is said that it is still the same now. It's covered up..., In response, Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Choi Hwi-young called for additional measures to be taken. In response, "The head of the Korean Sports Council in Yoo Seung Min is also the most important part. "A system has been established for the sports ethics center to report and monitor at any time, separated from the Korean Sports and Olympic Committee. About 70 to 80 people are moving, and we are supporting the budget more quickly," he replied.
President Lee said, `Not only violence in the sports world, but also technology theft of small and medium-sized enterprises, and cost-taking, the underdogs can't talk because they might report and take issue with it. This part applies to all other ministries. The Fair Trade Commission's report is also said to be the same. I can't report because I'm afraid of being disadvantaged because I know practically everything about who reported itWe need an investigation method that can be systematically anonymized. When someone reports it, it's only revealed if you investigate it. Basically, the system should be reinforced in such a way that all reports should be anonymized and general investigation and comprehensive", he suggested. "Our society's underprivileged groups are always afraid to reveal themselves, so they can't speak. Physical education is similar.Please thoroughly ensure anonymity and consider how to investigate several places at the same time, including the region and organization, if there is a problem." Minister Choi said, `Sports often happen in very closed situations, especially in schools, so it is hard to reveal them. And the victim is scared and can't even report it. As the President said, I will find a technical way to investigate so that there is no damage"and "We also need cooperation from the Ministry of Education." Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Choi Kyo-jin said, `Student athletes have no future unless they get a certain grade. Therefore, it is often not able to resist the violence of the leader. "The most important thing is to go to other groups in the region and work after being expelled. There's a good network within the same event, so there's something that pushes each other"I hope the fundamental expulsion of the entire sports world will be considered so that even small school leaders cannot go." Minister Choi "That's how he's currently being kicked out. The leadership itself is being disqualified so that it can never be active againPresident Lee replied, "So what happened to the archer last time? Why is it taking so long?" In August, he continued to post articles on his political orientation on social media to directly take care of the controversial issue of the national archery team. "It takes time because there is an objection."In response to the response, President Lee replied, `I hope everything will be carried out quickly so as not to delay too much," he said, calling for a swift execution.
In fact, the number of reports of the weak in the sports field has increased recently. As the Sports Ethics Center, which was established after the ice skating sexual violence incident, secured effectiveness through budget and revision of legislation, there seems to be a manual that says that if an incident occurs, it should be reported first to the Sports Ethics Center. Rather, the task at hand is to quickly investigate, process, and handle the explosive increase in reports in a situation where limited investigators do not have the right to investigate. Although the manpower and budget are increased every year and investigators are working hard day and night, it is not enough to resolve the flood of reports at once.
According to the Sports Ethics Center, a total of 1,231 cases of human rights violations and corruption in sports were reported to the Sports Ethics Center in the first 10 months of this year, up 90% from the same period last year (648 cases). In particular, 497 cases of human rights violations, including violence and sexual violence, were received, up 71% from 290 cases, the highest increase since the center was launched. The number of cases handled is also 1,033 cases, up 71% from 604, and the average number of days required to handle cases is 127 days, down 25 days from 152 days.
Park Ji-young, chairman of the Sports Ethics Center, emphasized that "the fact that the number of reports and processing cases is steadily increasing means that members of the sports community trust the center and ask for help. In particular, it is important to change the perception of the sports community to prevent secondary damage in the form of tracking or ostracizing the reporter after courageously reporting human rights violations such as violence and sexual violence by student athletes." The Sports Ethics Center will continue to supplement and strengthen institutional arrangements to make protecting victims a top priority and to create an environment where all citizens can report safely" conveyed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
