Former Chairman of the World Athletics Federation 4 years in prison for bribery and a fine of 62 million yen in Japanese yen September 17, 9:42
French court enforced former World Athletics Federation president Lamine Diack on charges of bribery and other charges for receiving money instead of concealing athletes' violations due to Russia's systematic doping issues He sentenced him to a fine of 62 million yen for four years in prison, including a two-year suspended sentence, and Japanese yen.
Regarding Russia's systematic doping problem, a Russian athlete from Senegal who used banned drugs at world championships with his son Papa Massata Diack, the former president of the World Athletics Federation and the former International Athletics Federation Diack. He was charged with doping and other charges for receiving money in return for concealing his breach.
Both of them were acquitted, but on the 16th, a French court demanded or received about 400 million yen in Japanese yen from former president Diak in return for concealing doping. After acknowledging, the presiding judge said, "I hurt the purpose and value of the World Land Federation and the integrity required for sports," and four years in prison, including a suspended sentence of two years, and a fine of about 62 million yen in Japanese yen. I handed down the judgment.
Papa Massata was also sentenced to five years in prison for bribery and a fine of approximately 124 million yen in Japanese yen, but he remained in Senegal and did not attend the trial.
Regarding the parents and children of former chairman Diack, it is suspected that the transfer of about 220 million yen from the Tokyo Olympics bid committee at that time to a Singapore company that seems to be related to his son Papa Massata over the bid for the Tokyo Olympics is a bribe. The French judiciary is conducting a review to open a trial, if any.