In Paris after a five-month break, resumed the trial against the ex-President of the International Association of athletics federations 86-year-old Lamine Diack and his accomplices, accused of corruption. Key episodes of the charges relate to the relationship of Mr Diack and Co. with the leadership of the all-Russian athletics Federation (vfla), paid, according to the prosecution, the international Federation turned a blind eye to the use of Russian athletes doping. In case of recognition guilty to Lamine Diack faces up to 10 years in prison.In Paris on Monday resumed the trial in the prosecution of the ex-President of the IAAF (last year renamed in World Athletics (WA)) Lamine Diack of corruption and laundering of proceeds of crime. We will remind, the first meeting was held in January, but then the process had to be interrupted, as in the case with new information, and the parties took time to study them. Together with Lamine Diack appeared before the court, his former lawyer Habib cissé and former head of the World anti-doping services Athletics Gabriel Dolle. French authorities failed to ensure the appearance in court of three defendants in the case — Dad Massata Diack, son of Lamine Diack, who is hiding in Senegal and former President of wfla Valentine balahnicheva and former coach of the national team of Russia on run on long distances Alexey Melnikov.The IAAF scandal erupted five years ago (with him and the trouble began Russian sports is not allowed until now). In German and British mass-media there were messages according to which the leadership of the international Federation for bribes bedspread athletes, mainly Russian who use doping. Specific cases were given the story a three-time champion of Chicago and winner of the London marathon Lilia Shobukhova (the results were cancelled in 2013). After the disqualification of the athlete demanded to return the money, but received only two-thirds of the amount paid. According to investigators, the extortion of money from Shobukhova was involved in Mr. Balakhnichev, who is also the Treasurer of WA, and the Lamine Diack covered Russian athletes for a substantial reward. It is alleged that he received from Russian entities of $1.5 million, which went to pay for the presidential campaign in Senegal. Lamine Diack maintained in 2012, Maki Salla, who won the election and still remains the President of Senegal. It is not surprising that Senegal refuses to extradite to France the Pope of Massat Diack.On the first day of the hearing, the validity of the charges confirmed. According to him, €50 thousand in the envelope he handed Dad Massat deacon as a bonus for the way he has done business with Russian athletes who were caught doping. Another €90 thousand Mr. Dolle, according to him, received from sa��wow Lamine Diack.Gabriel Dolle explained that in late 2011—early 2012, has compiled a list of 23 Russian athletes testing, which caused concern. Soon, Lamine Diack asked Mr. Dolle to take into account when operating on these cases the “critical financial situation” in the Federation. “This list could trigger a scandal that would affect the negotiations with the sponsors and would put the signing of contracts under question,” said Gabriel Dolle, who reminded that the list came just a few months before the start of the 2012 Games in London. But he insists that it was only a postponement of the investigation of doping cases. However, as noted by judge Marie-Rose Young, some athletes from the list of 23 is not only involved in the 2012 Games, but also performed at the 2013 world Championships in Moscow, winning in these tournaments medals. That is, the grace mentioned by Gabriel Dolle, has not happened, and the case of the Russians simply were not investigated. In response, the defendant stated that he had been betrayed.On Tuesday, the court shall interrogate itself Lamine Diack. Previously, he categorically rejected all accusations, but at the beginning of the year adjusted position by synchronizing it with one that adheres to Gabriel Dolle. That is Mr deacon stands on that did not cover the violation by the Russians of anti-doping rules, but only tried to delay the proceedings. “We wanted to get more time to check and make sure that if athletes will be assigned sanctions, it will happen after the Olympics and world Cup,” claimed in January, Lamine Diack.Alexander Petrov
