Daegu City Launches Full-Scale 'Fact-Finding Investigation' into Sexual Harassment in City Hall Women's Handball Team

First Private Meeting of the 'Minkan Josawiwonhoe' on the 1st (Closed Session)

Amid allegations that the head coach of the Daegu City Hall women's handball team forced a player to attend a drinking party and subjected her to sexual harassment, the handball training center at the Daegu Sports Team Training Center in Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu, was dark on the morning of July 30.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Daegu City announced on the 3rd that it has formed and is operating a 'Private Investigation Committee' composed of external experts to conduct a full-scale fact-finding regarding recent allegations of power harassment and sexual harassment by the women's handball team coach.

On July 31, the 'Private Investigation Committee' (Chairman: Lawyer Park Jun-hyuk), consisting of six external members including women's rights experts, lawyers, and professors, held its first meeting on the 1st to discuss the scope and methods of the investigation, player protection measures, and committee operation plans.

To ensure the investigation committee operates as fairly as possible without external influence, the list of members other than the chairman and the meeting details will remain confidential until the announcement of the results. Additionally, special protective measures have been requested from Daegu City to prevent secondary harm to the players.

Earlier, on July 31, Daegu City deployed five external professional counselors to conduct individual counseling sessions with all affiliated women's handball players. According to Daegu City, the specific counseling content and investigation results will remain confidential to guarantee anonymity and confidentiality of the counseling, thereby preventing secondary and tertiary harm.

Chairman Park Jun-hyuk of the Private Investigation Committee stated, "We will strive for a fair and thorough fact-finding through active investigation," and added, "I hope this privately composed committee will serve as a good foundation for human rights protection and fact-finding."

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