Businesses of indoor sports facilities, which are banned from gathering due to social distancing measures, filed a lawsuit against the government for damages claiming that the government's order to prohibit gathering was unfair.
On the 12th, the'Pilates & Fitness Business Federation' (the Federation), which gathered indoor sports facility businesses such as gyms, filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Korea for a total of 1,15 million KRW in compensation of 5 million KRW per 203 business operators on the 12th. Has been filed on
The federation held a press conference in front of the court and claimed that "Analysis of confirmed cases that occurred in indoor sports facilities in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province for a year from January last year was only 0.64% of all confirmed cases."
He added, "About 57% of patients who cannot confirm (the path of infection) are members of the indoor sports facility, so there is no way to make such patients." It was reduced to a third."
The group emphasized, "If the government simply believes that there is a lot of splashing in indoor sports facilities and has taken measures to prohibit or restrict gatherings, it is necessary to reconsider," and "I hope that the data we analyzed are wrong, whether bringing in scientific data." I did.
Even at the end of last month, the group filed a lawsuit against the government against the government to claim 765 million won in compensation.
“Through this lawsuit, I urge the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters to take measures to minimize damage to indoor sports companies and pursue harmony between public and private interests,” said Park Joo-hyung, CEO of the Federation. "I said.
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