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Corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack stands

Corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack stands

PARIS appeal court upheld a corruption conviction for Papa Massata Diack, son of Lamine Diack, the late former head of the world athletics governing body. Papa Massata, who has denied all wrongdoing, is currently in Senegal, where he fled seven years ago when the French investigation first began. His lawyer said he was unable to attend the trial because he was under legal supervision and could not leave the country. Papa Massata and his father were at the heart of a scandal that involved taking kickbacks from Russian athletes in return for concealing positive drug tests that enabled them to continue…
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Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around $370,000 to Diack’s son

Tokyo 2020 consulting firm paid around $370,000 to Diack’s son

A consulting firm for Tokyo's Olympic bid committee paid around $370,000 to the son of Lamine Diack, once one of the world's most powerful sports officials, around the time Japan was picked to host the 2020 Games, Kyodo News has reported. The report comes amid French investigations into the former head of Tokyo's bid committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, for approving around $2 million in payments to Black Tidings, a now-defunct consulting firm in Singapore. The report said the findings, based on a review of financial documents as well as reporting by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and several media organisations…
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