스포츠선수의 인권보장을 위한 특별사법경찰관제 도입방안 논의

Abstract

The recent suicide incident by some athletes gave a big social impact. The athlete asked for help from the Korea Sports Association and the police before he died, but he did not receive the help. This incident occurred after the launch of the Sports Human Rights Special Investigation Group in 2019 and conducted a thorough investigation into whether sexual violence and violence in all areas of sports were damaged, so the reaction was even greater. It should be noted that even though the victim requested assistance from the Korean Sports Association and the police, they did not receive any help. Two problems can be inferred here. First of all, the athlete protection system, which is implemented by the Korean Sports Association, is not functioning properly. Second, the police could not operate an investigation procedure that fits the characteristics of the sports world. At that time, the Korea Sports Association was operating a sports human rights report and consultation room at the Sports Human Rights Center, but no investigation was conducted on the athlete. The Gyeongju City Hall where the athlete belonged also closed the case without investigating the perpetrator. Korea has maintained its elite policy in the sports field and has not paid attention to the human rights issue of sports players. As a result, it has become widespread that the human rights of individual athletes must be sacrificed to some extent in order to win medals. The reason why sports players have been unable to escape from sexual violence and violence so far is due to wrong values. The sports world has so far been biased toward focusing only on results, ignoring and concealing human rights violations that occurred to players. This trend has created today's problems, but these misconceptions are difficult to change. Now, in order to effectively guarantee the human rights of athletes, it should not be affected by the prevalent wrong practices and authorities. And it is time for fair law enforcement by experts who have a good understanding of the characteristics of the sports world and are highly sensitive to human rights. In order to realize this, the introduction of a special judicial police officer system should be considered.