The trial of Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics’ world governing body the IAAF, has been delayed until June. But new documents were submitted to the Paris court concerning testimony that his son and co-defendant Papa Massata Diack gave in Senegal in November. Diack Sr was investigated by French authorities for four years over claims he took payments of more than Sh338.5m to cover up cheating. Earlier, Diack Sr, who has been under house arrest in Paris since November 2015, arrived at court flanked by lawyers and security staff. Diack Sr denies the charges, but if found guilty he could face up to 10 years in jail.

Source: The Star January 14, 2020 01:52 UTC