Design for an anti-doping law – “This is a challenge to doper” – Süddeutsche.de

• The design for the Anti-Doping Act has been introduced in the Bundestag. The Ministers agreed that their project for a “milestone”.
• The National Anti-Doping Agency is pleased with the design.

design for an anti-doping rule law presented

Federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (CDU) and Minister of Justice Heiko Maas (SPD) have presented the design for an anti-doping law on Wednesday and called the new regulations as a “milestone”.

“The goal of the law is to preserve the integrity of sport and to combat doping, we provide an effective, short, clear -. but also a tough law against” de MAIZIERE said Wednesday in Berlin. “This is a statement for clean sport and a challenge to doper,” Maas said: “We believe that this is a milestone The law was overdue..”

What is in the bill

The 46-page draft includes among others a maximum penalty of doped athletes of up to three years, for the first time can therefore athletes are prosecuted. In addition, the possession of drugs already is punishable, in any amount. Expected in the coming year, the law will be adopted.

The backers of doping offenders threatened with serious offenses even a prison sentence of up to ten years. To apply the law only for those athletes who are in the test pool of the National Anti Doping Agency (Nada). This would affect about 7,000 athletes. “We want to say this is not just something that comes to sport. But this is a punishable behavior, which keeps the society as a whole, for worthy of punishment,” de MAIZIERE said.

What is missing in the design

In addition, to be strengthened by the corresponding clause also currently controversial sports jurisdiction. In addition, must submit data and information to the Nada such as courts and prosecutors’ offices state offices. The draft, however, still lacking a leniency with the such as in the case of Lance Armstrong doping networks could be better bypassed. In addition, physicians can continue to not be forced to testify.

How To Nada reacts

The Wada and Nada have the planned anti-doping law welcomed. “This is a clear step in the right direction. It is a clear sign of the clean sport,” said the chairman of the National Anti-Doping Agency, Andrea Gotzmann, on Wednesday in Berlin. The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Craig Reedie, said: “It’s legal in the right direction I see no reason why the sports court and the civil law can not coexist..”

Gotzmann also praised the planned data exchange. In the future, courts and public prosecution of Nada may transfer personal data from criminal proceedings. “It’s very important to get to the backers to make the work more effective,” said Gotzmann. The Nada will continue to pass on information to the authorities. “That should not be a one-way street.”