Estonian coach suspected to have had a key role in the dopningshärvan

Mati Alaver driver the Estonian ski club as three of the previously mentioned athletes in the doping scandal belongs to. It is about the estonians Karel Tammjärv and Andreas Veerpalu and Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltaranin.

According to the Estonian prosecutor's office is in contact with the German and austrian police and exchanging information, but at the same time have opened their own investigation. On Monday arrested and interrogated Alaver by the police.

According to the information obtained during the investigation by austrian prosecutors have the circumstances related to the use of doping has become clearer, said Taavi Cyprus at the prosecutor's office to the news site ERR.

is reported to have lived in the same hotel during the world ski CHAMPIONSHIPS in Seefeld, other than that the rest of the Estonian rider used. During the world CUP was also arrested by the austrians Dominik Baldauf and Max Hauke. Their compatriot Johannes Dürr has later admitted involvement.

the Scandal revolves around the German doctor Mark Schmidt, who was one of nine people arrested in the big raid, in conjunction with the world CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Mati Alaver is singled out as a different protagonist, among other things, by Hajo Seppelt, the German dopningsjournalisten, who was the first to tell you about dopingskandalen.

that Alaver is regarded as a key figure in the investigation and that he ”may be the general”, a codename given to one of the organisers of the criminal network behind the dopningsaffären.

Alaver, who sparkats of the Estonian ski association, has denied that he had anything with bloddopning to do, but pointed also out of the racers. Karel Tammjärv asked at a press conference to apologize for its action and said that it was a Alaver, who put him in touch with Mark Schmidt.

Another skiers, Algo Kärp, under the ERR recognised bloddopning and said that it was a Alaver, who advised the German physician.

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