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NADAP 2015 Steve Camilleri vs National Anti-Doping Commission of Malta - Appeal
July 31, 2015
In December 2014 the National Anti-Doping Commission of Malta has reported an anti-doping rule violtion against the Athlete Steve Camilleri for evading the sample collection.
After notification of the violation a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and was heard for the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel of Malta.
The Maltese Doping Control Officers (DCO) testified that the Athlete was notified on 15 January 2015 at the Sport Complex to provide a sample for drug testing. Hereafter the Athlete was on his mobile phone, walked away and left the sport complex without providing a sample. Other withnesses testified that the Athlete was approached by the DCO’s at the Sport Complex on that day.
The Athlete denied the violation and stated on that day at the Sport Complex no one had notified him to provide a sample and said that he didn’t recognize the two DCO’s.
Considering the statements and evidence the Panel concludes that on 15 January 2015 the Athlete was duly notified by the DCO’s to provide a sample for drug testing.
The Panel finds it very unlikely that the Athlete claimed that he didn’t recognize the two DCO’s in spite of he had contact before with these DCO’s when he provided a sample. Also the Panel finds that the Athlete failed to contact his coach after he had received serveral calls from his coach about the doping control.
Therefore the National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel rules that the Athlete with intention evaded the sample collection and decides on 29 April 2015 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the decision.
