Administrative takeover of the COG develops between “resistance and disagreement” – 2024-03-24 11:36:08

This Thursday, March 21, authorities of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) carried out activities for the administrative take of the facilities in zone 9 of the capitalin an environment keyed up.

During the first hours, a contingent of the National Civil Police that guarded the place, where one of the officers indicated that they were there to “preventive measure”.

The actions took place a day after the Constitutional Court would approve the withdrawal of the Federated Sports Electoral Tribunal (TEDEFE) and will lift the sanction to the statutes of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee.

With that ruling, the athletes Guatemalans will be able to participate again with the flag and national symbols in the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesafter the International Olympic Committee lift the suspension.

Federal sources indicated that people from the outgoing administration with They refused to hand over the facilities and that to that obeyed the deployment of police officers.

They even indicate that there were electrical power outages and that staff refused to deliver minutes, books and facilities.

Fernando Contreras, COG lawyer, indicated that the new general manager had already been named and there was taken possessionand that all that was missing was included in the minute book when appear to perform their duties.

According to Contreras, there was “a certain endurance” by people from the previous administration, but highlighted that “the human talent manager” proceeded to include the taking of possession in the minute bookafter authorizations from the Executive committee and the General Assembly.

Contreras added that personnel from the outgoing authorities they do not accept the decision from General Assembly and noted that “They will surely go somewhere”, although they have already been unknown and that’s it They do not have control of bank accounts in other administrative functions.

During the activities of the COG authoritiesstaff from the Human Rights Ombudsman and of the General Labor Inspection.

PDH workers indicated that their presence was due to a complaint.

In addition, one of the employees of the General Labor Inspection said that the accompaniment of personnel for an inspection was requested.

“More than anything because of the work issue. There is a complaint regarding a labor issue,” one of the entity’s workers told La Hora.

At around 12:30 p.m., the COG reported that the activities y administrative procedures are developed with normalafter the manager Gerardo Estrada will take control.

On March 19, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted the suspension on Guatemalan Olympic sport, after in General Assembly of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee was unknown to Executive committee who led Jorge Rodas.

The suspension of national sports was registered in December 2022, following a modification to the COG statutes on the part of the Constitutional Courtwhich was interpreted by COI like a government intervention.

After months of legal disputes, several actions were developed that allowed the IOC will lift the sanction.

Personnel from the Human Rights Ombudsman arrived at the facilities and indicated that their presence was due to “a complaint,” although they did not provide details. (Free Press Photo: B. Baiza)