According to IL data, the person suspected of harassment is a species boss.
Jan Vapaavuori says that the Olympic Committee wants to adhere to the responsibility program without compromise. Jenni Gästgivar
The Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday night that it would take the third case of harassment to the Finnish Sports Ethics Center (Suek).
According to the Olympic Committee, a male employee is accused of verbal harassment of a female expert. The events will lead to the team’s pre-Olympic team preparation camp.
According to IL data, the male in question is a Finnish species boss.
According to the Olympic Committee, the case has already been discussed with the parties last summer and autumn. After the discussions, the victim of the suspected harassment did not want to take the matter forward even then.
The bulletin goes on to say that the person contacted the Equality Ombudsman after the Olympic Committee had been told the public that there was another case of harassment. The subject of the suspected harassment has since asked for the matter to be clarified, and the Equality Ombudsman made a request for clarification to the Olympic Committee.
– With this measure, we want to show that we are uncompromisingly following the responsibility program of the sports community. We have reacted to all cases that came to our attention and made our own inquiries into all of them. At the same time, we consider it important that matters are also investigated by an independent body, said the chairman of the Olympic Committee in a press release. Jan Vapaavuori.
– The Olympic Committee has a strong will to clarify matters. We will continue to work hard for better exercise and sports.
Suek later confirmed on Tuesday night that he had taken the case into investigation.
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The riots surrounding the Olympic Committee have taken on ever tougher rounds in recent days. First, the head of the top sports unit Mika Lehtimäki resigned when his warning of harassment against women came to light.
It subsequently emerged that he had been on the board of the Olympic Committee Anni Goat River suspected of harassing a Lion Olympic player. Helsingin Sanomat according to him, he is a substitute for the Beijing Games.
Suek confirmed that he had taken the weightlifter Goat River’s investigation into suspicion after both he and the Olympic Committee had taken the matter forward.