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Munich (AP) - In the doping trial against the doctor Mark S. and four accomplices, the athletes' alliance Athletes Germany is hoping for harsh penalties.
"An effective anti-doping fight has to deal with the networks and people who make doping possible," said the managing director of the association Johannes Herber of the German press agency on Wednesday, two days before the verdict at the Munich regional court.
“Athletes have repeatedly called for tough action against those behind and beneficiaries of doping.
Clear penalties for the defendants in this trial would be a very important sign in this regard. "
Guilty verdicts are expected against all five defendants on Friday.
The Erfurt doctor as the initiator and organizer of years of blood doping is threatened with imprisonment.
The public prosecutor's office asked for five and a half years, the defense hopes for only three years.
The Thuringian, who has been in custody since February 2019, could soon be released early from custody.
The other defendants are given suspended sentences.
Mark S. and his helpers have doped winter athletes and cyclists with blood for several years.
In the course of the Munich trial, all five of the defendants made confessions.
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This is the first major criminal case against Doper since the introduction of the Anti-Doping Act in 2015. Officials and politicians are hoping for a deterrent signal to fraudsters. For many, the process is a litmus test.
"For months we have been looking excitedly to Munich, where the trial against Erfurt doctor Mark S. provides insights into the abysses of sport," said Alfons Hörmann, President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
"The judgment should have an impact on the entire world of sport."
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