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The Commission on ethics of FIFA began an investigation against the Minister of sports of the Russian Federation.
The lawsuit began accusations against Vitaly Mutko contained in the report of the independent Commission WADA under the leadership of Robert McLaren, presented on 18 July.
Mutko accused of promoting doping at the state level.
The Commission’s statement of ethics, published on the WADA website, they say that if there are confirmed violations of the ethical code, “the investigative chamber will take appropriate measures and inform accordingly.”
Earlier, the World anti-doping Agency (WADA) has demanded the resignation of the sports Minister from the post of Minister of sport of the Russian Federation. An investigation of the ethics Commission also held at the request of WADA.
Vitaly Mutko is part of FIFA Executive Committee and also manages the Russian football Union. A source in sports circles told the radio station “Moscow speaking” that if the Commission’s decision is positive, then it will require to write this post.
If Mutko will remain President of the RFU and refuse to comply with the requirements of the ethics Committee, Russia will lose the right to vote in the Executive Committee of FIFA and the opportunity to hold the world championship on football in 2018. Also questioned will be the holding of the confederations Cup in 2017.
Recall that the FIFA Committee for ethics was investigating violations of FIFA President Joseph Blatter and UEFA President Michel Platini. At the conclusion of the Commission in December of 2015 they were both suspended from football activities for eight years.
The international scandal about the use of doping Russian athletes began in 2015, the publication of the report of the Commission of the world anti-doping Agency to investigate the activities of the Russian anti-doping Agency (RUSADA). In addition, on German television presented a number of films in which the athletes for the Russian national team, admitted to doping and reported violations of RUSADA. As a result of Russian athletics Federation was expelled from the IAAF (world athletics Federation). After checking several of the Russian athletes began a new investigation into WADA. Revised results of the Olympics in London and Beijing, many easily – and weightlifters were stripped of gold medals. Now the issue of whether Russia is represented at least individual athletes at the summer Olympic games in Rio.
