Nikulinsky court ordered journalist Seppelt to refute statements about the involvement of a doctor from Tutberidze’s group in the spread of doping

The Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow ordered German journalist Hajo Seppelt to officially refute the information he previously published about the ex-doctor of the Russian figure skating team Philipp Shvetsky, the press service of the courts of Moscow reports. common law of the capital.

The court ordered Seppelt to refute information about the alleged practice and participation of Shvetsky in the spread of doping among Russian athletes, to publish a refutation statement on the Internet and on the First German Television of the Working Community Broadcasting d State of Germany (ARD).

In 2022, Seppelt published an article on German television about the involvement of Tutberidze Group and Russian national team doctor Philipp Shvetsky in the practice of doping among Russian athletes. In his statement, Shvetsky focused on spreading false information about the “doping scandal” involving figure skater Kamila Valieva.

Earlier in November, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) held hearings into Valieva’s doping case. The decision is expected to be announced in January.