Mutko suggested to think about criminal responsibility for doping – RBC

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Russia may toughen the penalties for doping up to criminal punishment, told reporters in Sochi Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, “Interfax».

«We want a serious look again tightening measures of responsibility – administrative, maybe even to think about the criminal, “- said Mutko.

The Minister enumerated and other measures that are willing to take in Russia. “We can change the quality of testing, to get away from quantitative indicators, we can move away from direct conventional doping tests, leave for a biological passport, which virtually eliminates any manipulation,” – he said.

According to the Ministry of Sports The authorities are also planning responsibility federations, since they are independent organizations. And he said that the measure of responsibility federations should be much higher. “We always call for state, not to intervene, but they must be held accountable. You see, lately everything that happens, the only newsmaker – just me. All federations, Olympic Committee – no one, but when the victory, we only hear their communiques and reports “, – the minister said.

Mutko again stated that Russia is ready for” full cooperation with WADA for the re-certification of our laboratory. ” He added that he was ready to discuss a new candidate for the head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory with foreign partners. “For every control function let an expert. Let us be expensive. Let him six months a year working “- suggested the minister of sports.

On November 9, the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) organization accused Russia of grave violations of anti-doping rules and recommended to remove Russian athletes to participate in international competitions.

On Wednesday, Mutko has said that Russia is ready to accept the WADA, although previously called accusations against the Russian far-fetched. Mutko also said that Russia could and did refuse to own laboratories and send samples for study abroad. “If they feel that you need to close the lab, then, as the saying goes,” a woman with a cart – mare easier “- said Mutko.

The Minister also spoke against the revision of the results of previous Olympic Games on the basis of the analysis of doping samples. He believes that every athlete, entered the top three winners at the Olympic Games in London, before the award of the medal was doping control procedures.

The report of the Commission WADA has accused the Russian authorities of interfering in the work of the anti-doping laboratory in Moscow that resulted to conceal positive samples of athletes. WADA, the Commission called on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to suspend Russian athletes to participate in all competitions under its auspices, including the Olympic Games 2016, as long as it is proved that the Russian athletes do not use doping. The report’s authors also believe that Mutko himself was aware of the many manipulations of doping tests and the doping system in the country covered by the FSB. The Minister rejected these suspicions and said that the problem of doping is not only Russia and the isolation of the country will not solve anything. His position was supported by the Kremlin.