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12 of November, 12:19

Russia will introduce criminal punishment for doping The Minister of sports of Russia Vitaly Mutko declared that our nation may tighten administrative responsibility for the use of doping. Convinces Mutko, even, will consider the introduction of criminal liability.

"Under the measures we can take - we can adjust the quality of testing, to get away from the quantitative characteristics, we can walk away from direct, simple doping tests, move to the biological passport, which virtually eliminates any manipulation. We want more solid again to see tougher sanctions - administrative and, perhaps, even to reflect about the criminal", - said Mutko.

Also, according to the head of the sports Ministry, it is planned to increase the responsibility of sports federations. "As these loose bodies. We almost always call on the government not to intervene, but they have to answer. You can see last years all that happens (in this scenario) I only newsmaker. All federations, the Olympic Committee is unoccupied, but when the victory, we hear of their stories and reports" - quoted Mutko "R-Sport".

Recall that on 9 November in Geneva has taken place a press-conference of WADA, where an independent Commission has accused the Russian Federation in multiple violations anti-doping rules and the IAAF advised to remove Patriotic athletes from participation in competitions under its auspices, even in the Olympic games 2016.

The Ministry of sports of Russia in the answer has declared that will carefully analyze all the precedents and conclusions of the report of the Commission WADA and shall take the appropriate measures, noting that it did not consider that "in the areas of responsibility of members of the Commission without prejudice to subsequent action by the international sports organizations, where followers of the sport movement the Russian Federation are considered full members".
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