The head of the Ukrainian Fencing Federation (UFF), Mikhail Ilyashev, said that technical referee Dieter Lammer, who punished saber fencer Olga Kharlan at the World Championships in Milan, must resign
Recall that the Ukrainian woman refused to shake hands with the Russian woman Anna Smirnova after the victorious duel in the 1/32 finals of the tournament, which is a gross violation of the rules of the International Fencing Federation (FIE). As a result, Harlan was given a black card and before the next fight she was disqualified.
“In the video, we see that Lammer is talking to someone on the phone that Anna Smirnova’s coach gave him. He did this in the course of the development of the conflict. When deciding on the protest, he acted as a technical referee.
What will we think? Imagine a situation where a judge in a courtroom takes the phone from a representative of one of the parties and talks to someone. Such a judge is unreliable and should retire. We believe that the same applies to Lammer.
I asked Dieter Lammer who made the decision about the black card. He replied that it was his decision. I said that he cannot make such decisions on his own, it must be taken by the directorate – a collegial body that can vote. Then Lammer said that the directorate made a decision.
I asked for a protocol with the results of the vote, and he started yelling at me and asking if I suspected him of fraud. I said that I only need a protocol, since we want to file a protest and challenge the decision, and he refused to provide it, ”Inside the Games quotes Ilyashev.
2023-08-07 03:46:00
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