Heungkuk Life Imposes 'Indefinite Suspension' on Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young for School Violence

"Must deeply reflect and directly meet victims to ask for forgiveness..."

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Women's professional volleyball team Heungkuk Life has imposed an indefinite suspension on the 'twin sisters' Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young, who have been embroiled in a school violence controversy.

On the 15th, Heungkuk Life announced, "The two players have admitted to the acts committed during middle school and have expressed deep remorse," but added, "Due to the seriousness of the matter, we have decided on an indefinite suspension." They stated, "We apologize for disappointing all those who love volleyball and feel a deep sense of responsibility. School violence must never occur and cannot be tolerated for any reason." They also said, "We once again apologize to the victims who have suffered due to the wrongful actions of the players."

The school violence history of the Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young sisters was revealed through a post on an online community on the 10th. The post titled 'Current volleyball players' school violence victims' detailed twenty-one cases of school violence inflicted by the two players. As the issue escalated, the Lee sisters posted handwritten apology letters on their respective Instagram accounts, bowing their heads and sincerely apologizing to the victims.

Heungkuk Life emphasized, "During their period of self-reflection, the two players must make every effort to deeply repent and meet the victims in person to seek forgiveness, so that the victims' wounds can be healed even a little." They added, "Taking this incident as a mirror, we will review the volleyball team's operations to ensure there are no inhumane cases and support all players to grow as mature members of society."

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