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Russia opens case against ex anti-doping lab chief Grigory Rodchenkov
Source: Reuters
Russia opens case against ex anti-doping lab chief Grigory Rodchenkov
Reuters
Saturday 18 June 2016 18.56 BST
Russian federal investigators have opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief on charges of abuse of office, a day after world athletics’ governing body upheld a ban on Russia for systematic doping.
Grigory Rodchenkov, the former Moscow anti-doping laboratory chief who later fled to the United States, has spoken widely about how Russia ran a cover-up of doping by dozens of its athletes at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The country’s investigative committee said Rodchenkov ordered his subordinates in 2014 to recycle samples despite pledging to store them until further notice by world anti-doping body Wada, which resulted in damaging state interests.
Investigators said they believed Rodchenkov used his authority contrary to the legitimate interests of the anti-doping laboratory in order to extract personal benefits. Rodchenkov, who is in hiding in the United States, could not be reached for comment.
Reuters
Saturday 18 June 2016 18.56 BST
Russian federal investigators have opened a criminal case against the country’s former anti-doping chief on charges of abuse of office, a day after world athletics’ governing body upheld a ban on Russia for systematic doping.
Grigory Rodchenkov, the former Moscow anti-doping laboratory chief who later fled to the United States, has spoken widely about how Russia ran a cover-up of doping by dozens of its athletes at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The country’s investigative committee said Rodchenkov ordered his subordinates in 2014 to recycle samples despite pledging to store them until further notice by world anti-doping body Wada, which resulted in damaging state interests.
Investigators said they believed Rodchenkov used his authority contrary to the legitimate interests of the anti-doping laboratory in order to extract personal benefits. Rodchenkov, who is in hiding in the United States, could not be reached for comment.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/18/russia-criminal-case-anti-doping-lab-grigory-rodchenkov