Papa Massata Diack resides in Senegal, which refused to extradite him to France. The prosecution said Papa Massata was a fugitive playing "cat and mouse" with the French court. The trial had been due to start in January but was postponed after new documents containing testimony from his son and co-defendant, Papa Massata Diack, were submitted to the court. Investigators at the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) describe a web of corruption in world athletics under Diack’s leadership. In a separate case, French prosecutors are investigating alleged bribes related to the Olympics and World Athletics Championships.

Source: The Star June 08, 2020 08:15 UTC