Criminal complaint against UCI
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November 3, 2012, Saturday
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AN Irish journalist has filed a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union leaders Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen, accusing them of protecting Lance Armstrong while he won seven Tour de France titles.
Paul Kimmage, a former Tour rider and vocal anti-doping campaigner, alleges defamation and fraud in the case filed in Switzerland. Kimmage's Swiss lawyer, Cedric Aguet, said yesterday that a 28-page file was submitted to the local prosecutor's office in Vevey, near the UCI headquarters in Zurich.
The lawyer said prosecutors could decide "within two weeks" to open criminal proceedings.
The UCI recently agreed to strip Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the US Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.
The USADA report included sworn witness testimony that Armstrong said the governing body helped cover up his positive or suspicious doping tests at the 1999 Tour de France and 2001 Tour of Switzerland.
McQuaid, the current UCI president, and Verbruggen, his predecessor, deny the claims.
Paul Kimmage, a former Tour rider and vocal anti-doping campaigner, alleges defamation and fraud in the case filed in Switzerland. Kimmage's Swiss lawyer, Cedric Aguet, said yesterday that a 28-page file was submitted to the local prosecutor's office in Vevey, near the UCI headquarters in Zurich.
The lawyer said prosecutors could decide "within two weeks" to open criminal proceedings.
The UCI recently agreed to strip Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the US Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.
The USADA report included sworn witness testimony that Armstrong said the governing body helped cover up his positive or suspicious doping tests at the 1999 Tour de France and 2001 Tour of Switzerland.
McQuaid, the current UCI president, and Verbruggen, his predecessor, deny the claims.
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