Related cases:
- KNVB 2007 KNVB Decision Disciplinary Committee 2007082 T
August 15, 2007
- Dutch District Court 2008 Athlete 2007082 vs KNVB
June 18, 2008
On 15 August 2007 KNVB Disciplinary Committee decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Belgian Athlete after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance amphetamine.
In the previous disciplinary proceedings the Athlete denied the use of doping and he produced the results of a hair test as evidence that he didn’t use doping. In addition he reffered to jurisprudence about a KNVB case which resulted in the acquittal of the Athlete after sloppy disciplinary proceedings.
The KNVB Disciplinary Committee concluded that the Athlete’s hairtest wasn't performed in an accredited laboratorium and under the WADA Rules such a test is not allowed as evidence. Therefore the statements of expert witnesses about the hair test were not relevant to consider in this case. The filed jurisprudence about another KNVB case was not similar with the circumstances in this case.
In review of the case the KNVB Appeal Committee decides on 14 November to uphold the decision of 15 August 2007 of the KNVB Disciplinary Committee and to dismiss the Athlete’s appeal.
