On February 27, according to a number of South Korean ** reports, on the 27th local time, the Korean Volleyball League (KOVO) imposed a one-year ban on Oh Ji-young, a former national player of the South Korean women's volleyball team and a player of the Pepper Savings Bank Club, for "human rights violations".
Seoul Sports reported that the Korean Volleyball League held the second meeting of the Reward and Punishment Committee for Oh Ji-young's human rights violations on the 27th local time.
Screenshot of Korean media report.
Yonhap News Agency mentioned in the report that the Korean Volleyball Federation's Reward and Punishment Committee said that since June last year, Oh Ji-young has been found to have been harassing juniors, causing two of her juniors to quit the team. "Through various evidence, we confirm that Oh Ji-young did harass his juniors. Committed human rights violations such as bullying and verbal abuse. ”
At this meeting, Oh Ji-young and junior player A and others appeared, and the latter informed the committee members of the damage. In addition, Pepper Savings Bank Club has also recently investigated Oh Ji-young on suspicion of harassing junior players A and B, and reported the relevant information to the Player Grievance Center.
The Reward and Punishment Committee pointed out that Wu Zhiying's move is a first-class behavior and a vice that should be eradicated in professional sports in the future. In order to prevent similar behavior from happening, it was decided to impose a one-year ban on Wu Zhiying.
It is reported that the Rewards and Punishment Committee of the Korean Volleyball Federation defined Oh Ji-young's remarks during training and on social networks as abusive language and regarded it as a "serious problem". In addition, the reward and punishment committee also reminded the relevant teams to do a good job in player management.
Screenshot of Yonhap News Agency's report.
After the relevant penalty decision was announced, the Pepper Savings Bank Club announced the termination of the contract with Oh Ji-young. According to Yonhap News Agency, Oh Ji-young signed a three-year, 1 billion won contract with the Pepper Savings Bank Club in April 2023.
After the punishment decision was announced, Wu Zhiying and his lawyer asked for a new trial, "Our explanation has not been fully reflected, and supplementary materials can be submitted." ”
Wu Zhiying's lawyer said: "Wu Zhiying and A have a trustworthy relationship, and their relationship is more like sisters than the titles of seniors and juniors. Oh and B are estranged and therefore do not constitute harassment. ”
The picture shows Wu Zhiying going to the Tokyo Olympics.
According to public information, Wu Zhiying was born in 1988, served as a free man on the field, and once followed the South Korean women's volleyball team to the Tokyo Olympics and won the fourth place.
This is not the first time that a similar "human rights violation" scandal has been exposed in South Korean sports.
In 2020, South Korean triathlete Choi Sok-hyun committed suicide in his dormitory in Busan due to long-term violence by his coach and seniors in the team. In February 2021, South Korean volleyball player Park Sang-ha announced his retirement after admitting to bullying in his school days.
Also in 2021, a South Korean ** report said that the twin sisters of the South Korean women's volleyball team, Lee Jae-young and Lee Do-young, who were selected for the national team, were exposed to school bullying and were indefinitely disqualified from the national team.
At that time, a victim who claimed to have been bullied by the Lee sisters during school posted on the Internet, pointing out the harm caused to him by Lee Jae-young and Lee Do-young, which caused a sensation in South Korea.
Lee Jae-young and Lee Do-young. **Screenshot of Lee Jae-young social**.
The victim cited 21 counts of bullying, including physical violence, stealing money and threats with knives, and said: "At least four other victims have been similarly abused." After the related article was released, another alumnus came forward to break the news: The Li sisters had asked their junior classmates to wash their clothes, and also beat and bullied them. After that, the Lee sisters admitted their mistakes. (ENDS).