Commentator “” Dmitry Guberniev called on the Minister of Sports of Russia Oleg Matytsin and President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov intervene in the situation with pressure on regional federations in the presidential elections of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU).
On Tuesday, Tatarstan Biathlon Federation President Ildar Nugmanov said the federations of Transbaikalia, Perm Territory, Kaluga region, Republic of Buryatia and Novosibirsk region were forced to vote for Viktor Maygurov .
Representatives of the Trans-Baikal, Kaluga and Perm federations have confirmed to that they are under pressure through regional sports ministries ahead of the re-election of the RBU chief, which will be held on October 14. According to the results of the vote, which took place on June 23, none of the candidates won 2/3 of the votes: Maigurov was supported by 35 delegates, Nuzhdov – 18. Repeated elections for the president of the RBU will be held in Moscow on October 14.
“I am aware of these signals. It seems to me that the Ministry of Sports, personally Minister Oleg Matytsin, the Russian Olympic Committee and its head Stanislav Pozdnyakov should intervene in this situation, and if there is no reaction, law enforcement. Because this is a gross violation of the law of the Russian Federation on the election of a public organization. People who do this are playing with fire. As far as I know, there are pressures in favor of the current president of the RRF. If the time of interference is proven, law enforcement will intervene. We really wouldn’t want the biathlon community to exclaim after the election of the leader of the RRF: “But the tsar is not real!” Guberniev told .
Source : MatchTV
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