KUALA LUMPUR – The Youth and Sports Ministry will continue its independent investigation with the Education Ministry into the incident of a volleyball coach slapping two of his players recently.
Even though various parties, including the Malaysia Volleyball Association and one of the players’ parents have responded to the issue, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the ministries insisted on the probe.
“The (volleyball) team tweeted. The parent and state exco have spoken,” Hannah said through her tweet.
“But the (youth and sports) ministry will continue our independent investigation because this is not about one coach or two players, but a precedent we are setting for the next generation in sports.
“(Education Minister) Fadhlina Sidek and I are on this together.”
The team tweeted.
— Hannah Yeoh (@hannahyeoh) January 3, 2023
The parent and State Exco have spoken
BUT@KBSMalaysia will continue our independent investigation because this is not about 1 coach or 2 players but a precedent we are setting for the next generation in sports.@FadhlinaSiddiq and I are on this together. TQ.
The incident occurred at the 2022 Malaysia Youth U14 Volleyball Championship in Johor on December 16, and later drew the Segambut MP’s attention.
Meanwhile, Melaka Youth Development, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman V.P. Shanmugam said the fate of the coach of the Melaka U14 girls’ volleyball squad will be determined tomorrow. – The Vibes, December 3, 2022
