They affirmed that the "third party" has the right to impose its conditions and policies, and is prohibited in only two matters
Experts: Government intervention in sports is permissible in 5 cases according to international law
The National Olympic Committees undertake technical supervision and follow-up evaluation of federations' technical plans and programs.
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Sports experts have confirmed that the government, represented by the General Authority for Sports, or what is known as the third party, does not interfere in the work of sports federations, especially in the technical aspect, and that this matter is the exclusive right of general assemblies, while some considered that there are sports officials, clubs and sports federations that use the scarecrow of interference The government is involved in the work of the sports federations in order to ask the international federations to intervene in the domestic sporting issue, since these federations do not intervene unless a local party submits a complaint to them, considering that this is an obsession that will hinder the development of sports.
They told Emirates Today: “Local regulations and laws have given the government the right to intervene in some cases, including in the event that there are problems or disputes between members of the board of directors or lack of discipline, and it also intervenes if it finds, through its control methods, that there is no application. For institutional governance systems arranged with financial and administrative control, misuse of the financial resources of the concerned federation or bypassing financial regulations, as well as interfering with the implementation of criteria for non-conflict of interest or for the federation to deviate from the objectives set for it or that its work conflicts with government policy, in addition to interfering with national sovereignty provisions related to the requirements Public run for national office, and this is legitimate interference in accordance with all international laws.
For his part, the former Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports Ibrahim Abdul-Malik stressed that the formation of the various local sports institutions in the country began in several stages, and that the government played a very large role through the different sectors, and had set a very strong building block for the sports movement through the organizational structure of the sports movement in the country In the same context, the state managed to form sports federations, indicating that the mechanism for forming these federations went through more than one stage, beginning with elections for Olympic federations, then the stage of appointments for semi-Olympic federations, and those that do not have general assemblies.
Abdul-Malik added: “During the last 20 years, international federations began to set specific standards for the government's handling of these federations, and the government is represented by the General Authority for Sports and before it the Ministry of Youth and Sports has set up mechanisms represented in setting regulations and laws, and it also requested federations to set their own regulations to organize their work.” .
He explained: “Some international federations have begun to emphasize the inadmissibility of government interference in sports, especially in the technical side. Therefore, over the past ten years, the Authority has introduced several amendments to the regulations to avoid placing our sport in a collision course with international federations, and in this context many regulations and special laws were developed. »With this matter leaving the matter to the general assemblies, especially for the federations that come with elections, but within the same framework, the government has developed a set of regulations represented in the executive regulations of Decree-Law No. 8».
He continued, "Currently, according to the new directions, there is flexibility that began three years ago, which is to give the responsibility for follow-up on the technical side of the sports federations to the National Olympic Committee in order to avoid problems with the international federations."
In turn, Vice President of the Emirates Center for Sports Arbitration, Dirar Belhoul, said: “The term government intervention is now used in all international sports organizations, and the legal term that is being used now is the third party that no sports organization accepts.”
He explained: "The parties that run sports organizations are the boards of directors and the general assemblies of those organizations, and then any authority interferes in the work of those organizations is considered a third party and it is not permissible to be present in sports organizations, whether national or international."
Belhoul added: “There are matters that national sports organizations are permitted to intervene in, which are not considered by governmental interference or a third party, such as: the provisions of national sovereignty related to the general requirements for running for national positions and in which the requirements of the public interest must be met, the application of institutional governance systems that are related to financial and administrative control and which Emphasizes on combating financial and administrative corruption and applying standards of non-conflict of interest, and the approval of the concerned authorities to run for foreign parties and host sporting events, and all of these are matters that the Public Sports Authority must do.
"There are roles that the National Olympic Committee plays, such as technical supervision, follow-up evaluation of plans and technical programs for sports federations, and supervision of tournaments and competitions that fall under the umbrella of the National Olympic Committee," Belhoul added.
In turn, a member of the Football Association’s Legal Committee, Counselor Abdullah Al-Qadi, said: “The international sports federations have legislated laws that apply to all national federations in the world, which allows these federations to work completely independently and transparently away from any government interference,” pointing out that “the state She has ensured, through the General Sports Authority, to provide sports facilities and financial support to these federations.
Abdullah Al-Qadi pointed out that “the regulations and laws that define these matters are clear, but there are those who use government interference (a scarecrow), and this matter has become for some an obsession,” considering that “if a union is proven to have a transgression, it is referred to the law for investigation.”
Cases in which the government has the right to interfere in the work of unions
1- If there are problems or disagreements between members of the board of directors, or lack of discipline.
2 - In the event that it discovered through its monitoring means that there is a lack of implementation of the corporate governance systems arranged by financial and administrative control, misuse of the financial resources of the relevant association, or bypassing financial systems.
3- Apply non-conflict of interest criteria.
4 - That the union deviates from the goals set for it or that its work conflicts with government policy.
5- National sovereignty provisions related to general requirements for running for national office.
Cases in which the government has no right to interfere in the work of unions
1- Technical aspects and the election process for each federation.
2 - Not to dissolve boards of directors, as this is the prerogative of the general assemblies.
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