French magistrates have filed new, tougher corruption charges against former IAAF president lamine Diack in connection with cover-ups of Russian doping.
Diack had previously been accused of “passive corruption,” on suspicion he took around 1 million euros to cover up positive drug tests by Russian athletes.
An official with the Paris financial prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that Diack is now accused of “active corruption,” which generally involves offering money or other promises in exchange for violating a rule.
The official told that the new preliminary charges center on suspicions that Diack bribed Gabriel Dolle, the IAAF’s former anti-doping chief who also under investigation, to delay reporting of violations by Russian athletes.
The latest charges are part of a multi-pronged investigation into suspected wrongdoing at the International Association of Athletics Federations that has expanded rapidly in recent months.
Diack’s son, Papa Massata Diack, a former IAAF marketing consultant also targeted by the French corruption probe, told that his father is in “good spirits” despite the investigation.