Last Friday, Diana Gonzales was disqualified for five years as president of the Peruvian Volleyball Federation (FPV). The Superior Council of Justice and Honors of the IPD made this decision after a complaint from the former president of the Federation, Augusto Bravo Villarán, in which he informed that Gonzáles had committed an offense in her documentation presented for her application.
The former president of the FPV visited the studios of RPP Noticias this weekend and told her version of the events. "I have not been notified, legally I haven't received the resolution. I went to see it at the FPV offices but I didn't receive it. I don't want to give more reasons for it to be seen as an act of rebellion that I continue to present myself, I have met with the board and now I am going to focus on appealing in the First Chamber of the Superior Council. I will appeal on a matter of dignity, nobody can tarnish my honor because I have not falsified anything, I have not altered any documentation and I have not failed to meet the requirements," she said on the program 'A Todo Gol'.
Explanation
Diana Gonzales explained that Law No. 30474 of Sports requires two requirements for all candidates for the position of President or Vice President of a Federation: to prove a university or technical degree and leadership experience of four years or having been a qualified high-level athlete. She explained that she fulfilled all these requirements.
- First requirement
"I have a Bachelor's and Master's degrees, both of which I studied in the United States and I can prove it with the two diplomas because according to the Glossary of Terms of the National Regulations of Degrees or Titles, the diploma is the official document that proves the academic degree, professional title or second professional specialization titles. But the Sports Law does not specify whether it should be from Peru or abroad. Nobody can distinguish where the law does not distinguish and the doubt arises because it is not registered in SUNEDU. Well, SUNEDU is an administrative procedure, not a rights procedure. I finished my Bachelor's in May 2013 and my Master's in December 2014. It's not something that I finished in 2017 and applied in 2016. I submitted my Master's to SUNEDU because I was determined to do my postgraduate studies in Peru," she explained.
- Second requirement
"Obviously, I have not held leadership positions for four years and although I am currently not a qualified athlete, I used to be one. Because to be a qualified high-level athlete, you have to have participated in an official event of the Federation and have obtained results. I have a silver medal with the junior national team in 2008, a bronze medal in the First Youth Olympics in Singapore 2010, and a gold medal in the Pan-American Cup 2011. The interpretation given to this requirement is that it is not credited for promotional and Masters categories and I never played in the senior category. The Indications Manual does accredit me as a former qualified high-level athlete and they give me a certificate that I am registered in SISDENA for the results obtained," she concluded.