"Proven to be untrue": HSV supervisory board responds to Kuntz's claims! | OneFootball

HSV has issued another clear statement. In a statement, the supervisory board contradicts Stefan Kuntz's recent comments regarding the circumstances of his departure.

On Monday afternoon, the club published a statement in which it refers to the former sporting director’s claims as “demonstrably untrue.” The trigger was an interview Kuntz gave to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, in which he stated that he had neither been informed of any specific allegations nor given the opportunity to respond to them. It is precisely this version that the supervisory body now firmly rejects.

According to the supervisory board, there were “credible indications of serious breaches of duty” that necessitated internal investigations. Several whistleblowers had independently reported the misconduct, making swift and decisive action necessary. This was also done “out of responsibility towards the employees and the values of the club.”

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The supervisory board goes into particular detail regarding the accusation that the 63-year-old was not heard. “On December 18, Stefan Kuntz was formally informed about the investigation; on December 19, his then-lawyers were provided with the contents of all witness statements received up to that point, in anonymized form,” the supervisory board explains. However, even a meeting requested by Kuntz at the end of December was ultimately not used for a hearing, but rather for negotiations about a termination agreement.

The supervisory board also rejects the impression that Kuntz was pressured into an amicable separation. Rather, it was a conscious decision to avoid a longer and possibly public investigation. Kuntz made this decision himself after consulting with several lawyers.

The club explains that it is making another public statement due to recent media reports and Kuntz’s comments. “The HSV supervisory board regrets, in the interest of all parties involved, that these public clarifications have become necessary, and asks for understanding that it will neither disclose the specific breaches of duty it has identified, nor comment on third-party media reports about other alleged matters,” the statement concludes.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.