The case has been under investigation for half a year soon. According to sports law expert Olli Rauste, it is not a particularly long time in such degrees.
Helsingin Sanomat said on Sunday (you will switch to another service)boxer Jonna Hakkarainen harassment, mental violence, manipulation, control, intimidation and harassment. Hakkarainen reported on the former coach, who according to Hakkarainen has committed the above-mentioned activities.
Hakkarainen, 21, made a report on January 24 to the Finnish Sports Ethics Center in Suek, where the case was transferred to the Joint Disciplinary Committee for Martial Arts on January 28. Sports Law Expert Olli Rausteen according to the procedure has been followed here.
– Although Suek basically investigates this type of matter, martial arts have their own disciplinary code and their own joint disciplinary body. The code stipulates that the committee is a body that also investigates suspected violations, Rauste said.
Hakkarainen is in an awkward situation, as according to the HS case, his former coach holds leadership positions in boxing and has an influence on, for example, national team selection.
– There are two rights here. On the other hand, an athlete has an interest in receiving impartial treatment. On the other hand, the coach has an interest in being presumed innocent under the presumption of innocence until otherwise stated, Rauste said.
– According to the rules, the disciplinary body may, already during the proceedings, impose a ban on a person suspected of having committed an offense. I do not know why it has not been prescribed in this case,
In the HS case, Hakkarainen wondered that the Boxing Association had not reacted to the incident and that the incident had been dismissed. The Boxing Association sent a press release on Monday.
No decision has been received on the case mentioned in the article by the date of publication of the case. On the question of whether the Union can act in unfinished cases to protect those involved, we definitely have room for improvement. We have only been able to create guidelines for handling cases. Each case is unique, so it has not been possible to build a fully integrated approach.
In the event of a serious criminal offense, it would be possible to consider interim solutions, such as suspension pending the investigation of the case. However, it has been agreed with the party that this will avoid contact with the notifier during the processing, the press release stated.
The announcement was therefore made in January. The investigation has lasted almost half a year. According to Rauste, the time taken to investigate Hakkarainen’s case is not exceptionally long.
– When matters are clarified in the disciplinary process, the situation is not always as straightforward as it seems in public. Often the other party makes the case public and the accused party is reluctant to comment. Then the image visible to the public is only the other side of the issue, Rauste said.
Rauste, for example, will raise the decision of the Sports Judicial Security Committee regarding weightlifting in the spring.
– The coach had been accused of using sexist language in two places he was training. The sports association gave the coach a six-month ban. When the coach appealed to the Sports Judicial Security Committee, the ban was lifted altogether. The reason was that the trainees themselves had used sexist expressions. It was considered that there is no question of harassment if both sides communicate in the same genre.
In the Aftermath of Aamun, cases of harassment in sports were discussed.