Preselecting Passers and Marking with 'Pink Taping'... Corruption in Selecting Sports Talent Students

Two Coaches and Manager Referred Without Detention

A volleyball coach and assistant coach who pre-selected successful candidates and marked these students before allowing them to attend the practical exam during the university volleyball athletic scholarship selection process have been referred to the prosecution.

On the 16th, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced that at the end of last month, they sent two individuals, former Gyeonggi University volleyball team coach Mr. A and assistant coach Mr. B, to prosecution without detention on charges of obstruction of business.

Exterior view of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency. Photo by Yonhap News

They are accused of having 11 students, who were pre-selected as successful candidates during the October 2022 practical exam for Gyeonggi University volleyball athletic scholarship students, tape pink-colored tape around their wrists and then guiding them to take the practical test.

The students took the practical exam with the tape on, attended by three external experts as interviewers, and all seven successful candidates were selected from among these students. The remaining four were listed as reserve candidates numbered 1 to 4.

Mr. A is also accused of requesting some interviewers to select students by mentioning the tape marking.

At that time, the school became aware of these facts through reports and notified all successful and reserve candidates of the cancellation of their acceptance. Additionally, five volleyball team officials, including Mr. A, Mr. B, and three interviewers, were reported to the police on charges of obstruction of business.

However, the police concluded from the investigation that there was no evidence of criminal charges against the three interviewers and decided not to prosecute them. It was reported that one of the interviewers refused Mr. A’s request, and the others claimed they had never received such a request.

Mr. A and Mr. B were suspended from their positions at Gyeonggi University immediately after the controversy arose and have since been dismissed.

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