Muggs
Premiership Player
ESSENDON’S bid for a swift resolution to the World Anti-Doping Agency appeal has stalled with the international body being granted an extension to build its case.
WADA sought the 45-day extension on Friday after it was unable to outline its case to the Court of Arbitration.
But Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell remains optimistic the delay will not extend the legal battle beyond this year.
“WADA have asked for an extension of 45 days which they’ve been granted,” Campbell told Triple M.
Essendon players will then have a further 20 days to respond.
“Obviously the preference of the club and the players is to expedite the process.
“Our preference is to get it done as quickly as possible.
“I don’t have any issue with the independence or the integrity of the process ... I guess the time frames are the ones if there’s a frustration that lies with that.”
Last week, WADA reportedly engaged gun US lawyer Richard Young to prosecute the players over allegations they used the banned peptide Thymosin beta-4.
Young played a key role in the anti-doping prosecution of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...t-of-arbitration/story-fni5f6kv-1227367172093
So is this to take time to go through all the evidence that ASADA has given WADA or is this because there is no case and need time to build one?
Suspect the answer is which team you support, personally I think its the former...
Update panel is set, briefs being exchanged so may be a go
http://www.tas-cas.org/en/general-i...urrent-and-former-players-of-essendon-fc.html
Info on the panel
http://sociallitigator.com/2015/07/...-cas-panel-for-wadas-appeal-in-essendon-saga/
ASADA cross appeal.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/as...ine-stephan-dank/story-e6frf7jo-1227451373322
Players appeal to be heard Sydney
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...s-into-another-preseason-20150722-gii49p.html
New evidence?
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...vels-in-essendon-players-20150805-gisibb.html
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