The DN reveals: the Lawyers wanted to trap Meraf Bahta

Meraf Bahta was reported in last year for crimes against dopningsreglerna then she got the three dots in the International dopningsbyrån the Wada system for vistelserapportering, ADAMS.

In January, was acquitted löparstjärnan of the Swedish sports Dopingnämnd. The judgment has now been appealed to the Riksidrottsnämnden, Swedish sports the highest legal instance.

the DN can reveal that the four members who participated in the decision were at variance, and that Dopingnämnden proposed Bahta ago she claimed ”computer problems”. The two lawyers, the president Åke Thimfors and Margaretha Ivarsson, added, deviant, view, and wanted to trap Bahta and sentence her to a one-year suspension. Members Göran Claesson and Magnus Forssblad wanted free.

In case of a tie the results shall be according to the board's rules, the more lenient the judgment shall take precedence.

have surprised several of those that took part of the judgment. This sets out how the Bahta scored their three prickningar.

The first offence occurred when she was not on 15 June 2017, had reported in ADAMS where she would be during July-september.

The other two prickningarna then she indicated that she would be in Gothenburg, sweden, on 25 January and 24 may 2018, then dopningskontrollanter searched for her. Instead she was at the training camp in south Africa and the united states respectively.

Bahta during the whole process and submits that she found it difficult to attend to the 'whereabouts' requirements, partly because of the språkskäl. Therefore, she has transferred the mandate of a loved one. In the judgment, noted that this is permitted according to the regulations, but that it does not deprive the athlete's responsibility. The thing is also that Bahta in 2014 and 2016 were informed about the shortcomings in their vistelserapportering.

Bahta said to the close relative on 28 december 2017 fed into the data that she would be on the Swedish national football team said in south Africa on 25 January, but that this was not registered due to a computer engineering problem. In support of the task refers Bahta to an undated letter, which the close relative has been sent to the Swedish sports Confederation.

It is for these reasons that the two of Dopingnämndens members chose to free Bahta. They believe that her information may have remained unregistered because of a job problem and that this, in combination with the letter, in which she was informed about prickningen, sent out too late means that she should not be folded.

says to DN that he, until the case is completed legally unable to comment.

" For that I should be able to do the required permission from the protagonist, in this case, Meraf Bahta, says Thimfors.

But in the board's opinion, it is clear that Thimfors and Ivarsson, divergent.

The two lawyers suggest that Dopingkommissionen, which investigated the case, conducted in the fall of ADAM and that no change in the Bahtas vistelserapportering made for the control on 25 January, when she was in south Africa.

another objection is that Dopingkommissionen not indicated that there have been some problems with the system ADAMS at the time.

Thimfors and Ivarsson points out that Bahta did not request any review of the reprimand she was awarded by the Dopingkommissionen on 22 march and that was Sydafrikalägret.

the Lawyers notes that the penalty for the offence is two years ' suspension but that this should be shortened to one year, so that Dopingkommissionen proposed.

who has the casting vote, but Åke Thimfors explains that Dopingnämndens regulations say that the lighter the judgment shall apply in case of a draw result. In order to be able to make a decision, at least four and not more than five of the board's six members to be present.

According to what DN experience was the board's disagreement, the crucial reason that Dopingkommissionen chose to appeal the decision. Even the members of the commission are unable to comment on the case, which now will be heard by RIN.

Bahta, who took european CHAMPIONSHIP bronze in the 10,000 meters in the summer, has until Friday to submit comments to the Dopingkommissionens appeal. The next regular meeting will take place at the end of april.

– It is not yet clear when it can come to be heard and determined. It depends on whether the parties requests an oral hearing or not, " says the lawyer Anders Hübinette handling the case.

took Bahta timeout. She commented at the time the case in a press release.

" My running is my life and this is a difficult situation for me. Therefore, I feel that I need to get some peace and quiet around me, and they choose to take time out from competing to gather the energy, focus on my training and spending time with family and friends, " said the 29-year-old.

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