“The Norwegian authorities took over only part of the investigation, which is associated with a suspicion of corruption. This means that Anders Besseberg’s alleged involvement in doping fraud by Russian athletes will no longer be investigated either in Norway or Austria, ”said Besseberg’s lawyer Norbert Wess TV2.

In December 2018, investigators arrived at the location of the Russian national team, who arrived in Hochfilzen, Austria for the World Cup stage, and, according to the Austrian criminal proceedings, notified several Russian athletes and experts about the investigation due to possible anti-doping rule violations that were committed during the championship 2017 World Cup in Hochfilzen. According to investigators, their suspicions are based on the correspondence of Besseberg and former organization general secretary Nicole Roche.

Earlier, Drachev called the SBR debts to hotels an internal affair.