Moradi: The constitution of the volleyball federation contradicted the Olympic charter/ changes become problematic

According to Fars news agency, Vahid Moradi, explaining the process of approving the volleyball federation’s statutes, said: After receiving the statutes from the Ministry of Sports and Youth, we took this statute to the general assembly of the volleyball federation. It was planned there and we were supposed to send the statute to the World Volleyball Federation for final approval.

Stating that we sent this statute to the FIVB on Tuesday, October 12, he clarified: The World Volleyball Federation took some time to review and respond to this statute. On the 4th of December, the World Federation raised major objections to the statute and emphasized that this statute contradicts the World Federation’s statute and the Olympic Charter.

The high adviser of the head of the Valbial Federation continued: One of the issues was Article 1 and the definition of the federation. In the constitution of the brigade sent by the Ministry of Sports, the federations were introduced as non-governmental public institutions. The World Volleyball Federation objected to the public nature of this institution from a legal point of view. .

He said: Another issue was the president of the assembly, who is this person? In subsequent emails, it was emphasized that the head of the assembly should be the head of the federation and not someone from the government. In total, we corresponded several times, and each time the constitution was amended and they (the World Federation) had opinions, until finally, the status of positions in the federations was discussed and they emphasized that all the positions in the sports federation are merely a position and not a job.

Moradi continued: As a result, by emphasizing on Article 1 about the removal of the word public, while they do not accept associations in that sense and believe that it must be an independent non-governmental organization with legal, financial and administrative independence, we thought instead What should we write about this article? The Ministry of Sports chose the word non-governmental public institutions in the definition of federations last year, and if we want to update this in a way that also includes the world federation, what is the most appropriate definition? The same definition that the government has had and in the law of the 7th plan that is under review by the government, sports federations have been considered as non-governmental, independent institutions with independent legal personality, and we used the same definition and said something contrary to the government’s policies. We sent it and fortunately it was approved.

The senior adviser of the president of the volleyball federation reminded that in the end these back and forth led to the approval of the statute and last week the final version of this statute was approved by the World Volleyball Federation, he said: According to this statute, federations are non-governmental organizations with independent legal personalities and administrative personality. and financial are independent and basically not considered as a non-governmental public institution. The head of the assembly is the head of the federation, and the positions in the federation are not considered jobs, and we must follow the other points mentioned in the statute.

He continued: We have reflected this statute to the Ministry of Sports and Youth, and although this work has been done for months, and it has coincided with the current issue of the Volleyball Federation, which is the announcement of the retirement of the head of the federation, it has started its work several months ago. We did and it was part of our duties. The tasks that the assembly put on our shoulders and the federation should have done.

Moradi stated that with these interpretations, perhaps the best decision is to obtain the opinion of the Ministry of Sports and the World Volleyball Federation, and said: The Ministry of Sports is part of the governance in the country’s sports, and Mr. Davarzni is established according to the opinion of the government and the government. Friends should pay attention to this point, the issue of retirement is one issue and the issue of his presence in the federation is another issue. Dr. Davarzni could be present in the federation until he was 65 years old and now he is 62 years old. Therefore, in the next three years, he can remain in the Ministry of Sports at position number seven as an advisor to the Minister, and the Ministry of Sports and Youth will use his capacity and ability.

He continued: This decision was made three years earlier and there is no problem. Dr. Davrezni established as they said and they welcome this decision, but they can be present in the federation until the end of the four-year term of their management, of which one year is left, citing the statutes approved by the World Volleyball Federation. The authority that can change him before the end of the four-year term is the only general assembly that is convened by him and not someone else. Certainly, the volleyball federation is not looking for the suspension to include the current situation of this federation due to these issues.

The high adviser of the president of the volleyball federation said: The world federation does not compare with any national federation. suspended the Federation of India for four years due to government interference in the work of the Federation. Maldives was suspended for two years and the Philippines for three years. The Iranian Volleyball Federation is a very large federation and is one of the top 10 volleyball federations in the world, so the FIVB is definitely paying attention to this issue, but Dr. Davarzani and the members of the volleyball federation are not at all satisfied that there will be any harm from these events that are happening inside the country. enter the volleyball federation and be banned.

Reminding that the upcoming year is very busy and we are hosting many events and summits that will start on the 7th of Bahman this year, Moradi said: We have the Olympic qualifiers, the world youth and junior championships, and the Asian Games ahead of us, which are important. And changes in the federation could cause irreparable damage to a process that has worked so hard to get on the right track.

In the end, he expressed his hope that the Ministry of Sports and Youth will make the right decision with thought and tact and considering the national interests. It means for both the Volleyball Federation and the Ministry of Sports in the sense that they should retire according to the decree of the Minister of Sports and Youth and continue their work with the emphasis of the World Volleyball Federation and citing the constitution of the Volleyball Federation until the end of the management decree, of which one year is left. And do not harm the upcoming programs.

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