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Legal interpretation is ‘insufficient basis for discipline’ … Public opinion weighs on discipline
Kiwoom Heroes player Lee Taek-geun, who submitted the ‘Dignity Damage Discipline Request Form for Kiwoom Club and Officials’ to KBO, will attend the Rewards and Punishments Committee held at the Korean Baseball Committee in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 22nd. [연합뉴스 자료사진]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Nam-jik Han = The decision of the Reward and Punishment Committee of the KBO, an independent organization, was a ‘severe warning’. On the other hand, baseball officials like the Professional Baseball Players Association and the Retired Players Association want “severe punishment.”
The gap between the legal interpretation of Kiwoom Heroes chairman Heo Min and public opinion is quite large. At the end of 2020, the time for the election of President Jung Un-chan, who leaves KBO, is drawing near.
KBO held a reward and punishment committee on the 22nd and discussed Kiwoom, who is suspicious of fan inspections.
At the end of the marathon meeting, the rewards and punishments committee concluded.
However, Governor Jung Un-chan, who made the final decision, disagreed with the decision of the reward and punishment committee.
Governor Jung Un-chan expressed the opinion that “there should be substantial discipline against President Heo Min.” It is also known that Jung also believes that public opinion also wants substantial discipline.
The problem is that the “basis for discipline” is insufficient.
Heo Min Ki-woom, chairman of the board of directors, was at the center of controversy after a scene was reported in which a ball was thrown at a second-team player at the Futures League training ground in June. .
Kiwoom was subsequently suspected of inspecting fans who reported to the broadcaster filming President Heo’s release.
Lee Taek-geun, released from Kiwoom, recently submitted a disciplinary request to KBO, saying: “The club inspected fans on closed circuit television (CC) to find out who filmed the video and gave an unfair instruction to investigate the fanatics. ” A committee has been convened.
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After a long discussion, the reward and punishment committee expressed the opinion that “the grounds for punishment are insufficient.” The attorneys included in the Rewards and Punishments Committee interpreted it primarily as ‘legal interpretation and strict warnings under KBO rules as the most appropriate discipline’.
The rationale for disciplining the Kiwoom Club and President Heo Min is “Harmful Acts of Chapter 14, Article 151, Damage to Dignity.”
In this Code, “drug offenses, irregularities in military service, racism, violence, sexual offenses, drunk driving, gambling, doping, etc. were cited as examples. that damage dignity outside of the game ”.
There are many looks that see President Heo Min tossing the ball to the players and inspecting the fans who filmed it as a loss of dignity.
However, legal experts, who weighed the legal interpretation, interpreted that “I understand the claim of the claimant, but the basis for the inspection of the fans is not clear.”
In this part the arguments of Shingo-in and Kiwoom are mixed.
Lee Taek-geun said, “The club ordered the fan of the filming to ‘confirm to himself whether or not the media reported the video and why.’ CCTV inspected the fan and gave me unfair instruction as a player.” The recording file was submitted as evidence.
Kiwoom said: “The reason I checked the CCTV is because it was speculated that the video was recorded in the area where the public is not allowed. As a result of the CCTV check, it was determined that they were not needed. additional measures for security reasons, so no action was taken against the person who filmed the video. ” He explained.
Attorneys who had to consider the matter conservatively interpreted it as “it is difficult to accept the journalist’s claim unless the most convincing evidence comes only legally.”
KBO also believes that “if it leads to a court battle, there is a high possibility that Kiwoom will win.”
For the KBO that has jurisdiction over the league, ‘legal interpretation’ is as important as public opinion.
If KBO’s judgment contradicts the law, the burden on the KBO task force is high.
The unusual situation in which the decision of the executive committee is ignored and the level of disciplinary action is set by the governor is also onerous for KBO.
However, if controversy has escalated and sharp public opinion has formed, criticism from within and outside the baseball world cannot be avoided if the problem is ended with a stern warning.
Due to the huge gap between the rules and public opinion, the concerns of Chairman Jung Un-chan and KBO who decided to conclude this year run deep.
However, you can use this as an opportunity to prevent recurrence.
If the KBO makes a ‘regulation that prohibits the use of the player’s equipment or the baseball field personally’, there will be grounds to punish the diversion of personnel who are not only related to professional baseball, as well as President Heo Min and Kiwoom but they exert a real influence.
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2020/12/26 09:10 Sent
