Lawyer: “The public may never know the results of the investigation into the Valieva case”

Athletistic/Figure Skating. Former RUSADA CEO and lawyer Anna Antseliovich confirmed the report that the decision in the Kamila Valieva case may not be made public.

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“Indeed, the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules, like the World Rules, provide that in the interest of a minor athlete (in particular, Kamila refers not only to minors, but even to protected persons, since the violation took place before her 16th birthday) a decision can be made not to disclose, not to make public the final decision of the anti-doping organization, CAS, it is expected, indeed.

Does this mean that in this case the public will not know what penalty will be applied to him? You see, it’s a difficult situation. In theory, the public shouldn’t have known she had a violation, and when that happened, in principle, there was a violation, that it became a matter of public discussion, because the status of person protection implies, in principle, that at this stage no one should know while the investigation is in progress. Well, in principle, the protected person maintains special confidentiality, so at this stage no one should know about his violation and wait for a decision. But it turned out to be the Olympics, a medal, so it leaked, entered the public space, but that does not mean that the second part of the post should be violated, we are now talking about the fact that his rights are violated if his interests are revealed.

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Could it be that the public never knows the results of the investigation? Yes, in principle the rules here assume that the decision is not made public, the question is, if it reaches the CAS and someone appeals, then in any case a special status of confidentiality can be provided in CAS proceedings, and we may not find it there either.

Here, of course, it will be possible to judge by some indirect signs whether the second place will get Olympic medals, we will understand whether it performs further or not. Actually, it’s a question, maybe Camila will say she wants to talk. As far as I know, CEO of RUSADA did not say that it will not be published, but that it will be taken into account and discussed. Perhaps it will be question on the contrary if there is a blame or his minor fault, or his negligence. On the contrary, he will say that it was not my fault. There is no such immediate prohibition, the question is to what extent it will be in the interest of the child. This will be taken into account, and from there a decision will be made whether to publish or not,” quotes VseProSport Antseliovich.

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