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Besseberg verdict (three years in prison), Bach prank II

Besseberg verdict (three years in prison), Bach prank II

Today a very short newsletter with two topics that you should not miss. 1) Anders Besseberg was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for Olympic corruption. 2) Watch the second part of the prank video of IOC Sun King Thomas Bach.

Back to the Future: Sochi, Kazan and New York City

Back to the Future: Sochi, Kazan and New York City

History was made on 21 February 2024. While the warmonger Vladimir Putin put on another sporting propaganda show in Kazan, the first drug dealer was convicted under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the USA – exactly 10 years after the Sochi Doping Games.

Constructive investigations – and what you can do

Constructive investigations – and what you can do

In THE INQUISITOR team, we are convinced that there can be no more constructive journalism than investigative research and the most detailed coverage possible – based on documents. For everything else, there are the ever-growing PR and propaganda departments of the Olympic organisations.

Kuwait sports authority calls for investigation against top Olympic official Husain Al-Musallam

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Kuwait sports authority calls for investigation against top Olympic official Husain Al-Musallam

Did Husain Al-Musallam, president of World Aquatics, award a company owned by his wife and children contracts from public funds? Kuwait's sports authority has handed the case over to the public prosecutor's office. Did he also provide for his family from OCA accounts?

Groundhog Day: the next corruption allegations against the president of World Aquatics

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Groundhog Day: the next corruption allegations against the president of World Aquatics

He calls himself Captain Aqua. Husain Al-Musallam has been linked to a series of dubious dealings. The Kuwaiti was exposed as a bribe payer in FIFA criminal proceedings as the sidekick of the convicted Olympic Sheikh Al-Sabah – and is now once again accused of shady deals.

IOC vs Al-Sabah brothers: the end of the Kuwait empire

IOC vs Al-Sabah brothers: the end of the Kuwait empire

Exclusive: the (non-independent) IOC Ethics Commission opens proceedings against Sheikh Ahmad. A district court in Lausanne dismisses a complaint by Sheikh Talal. Read the complete document of the IOC in THE INQUISITOR.

Wording of the judgement against Sheikh Ahmad: "Selfish actions, bad collaboration, nil awarness of wrongdoing"

Wording of the judgement against Sheikh Ahmad: "Selfish actions, bad collaboration, nil awarness of wrongdoing"

We provide subscribers with the latest judgement. Read the document and make up your own mind. Ahmad and his supporters are still lying. To this day, the Olympic family continues to perpetuate lie that the criminal conviction is somehow just a private matter – but the case shows Ahmad's true colors.

Sheikh Ahmad's criminal conviction: back to Lausanne

Sheikh Ahmad's criminal conviction: back to Lausanne

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, the long-time associate of IOC president Thomas Bach, loses both his ministerial post in Kuwait and also in the appeal proceedings against his prison sentence in Switzerland – but his penalty is reduced.

Olympic Game of Thrones: Bach's IOC suspends Sheikh Ahmad until after presidential election

Olympic Game of Thrones: Bach's IOC suspends Sheikh Ahmad until after presidential election

One of the biggest crime stories in the Olympic world takes another surprising turn. The Executive Board of the IOC has suspended the highly influential Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah as an IOC member for three years. The consequences are hard to foresee. It has the potential to blow up the Olympic family.

Bachs IOC suspendiert Scheich Ahmad bis nach der Präsidentschaftswahl

Bachs IOC suspendiert Scheich Ahmad bis nach der Präsidentschaftswahl

Eine der größten Kriminalgeschichten des Weltsports nimmt eine weitere überraschende Wendung. Das IOC-Exekutivkomitee hat den kuwaitischen Multifunktionär Scheich Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah für drei Jahre als IOC-Mitglied suspendiert. Die Folgen sind kaum abzusehen.

The coalition of Olympic perpetrators

The coalition of Olympic perpetrators

The IOC and the Olympic federations are obliged to punish Russia and its warmonger, Vladimir Putin. Jens Weinreich calls for a comprehensive independent criminal investigation of the longstanding deep connection of the Olympic institutions with the Kremlin within the framework of the EU.

What would Andrew Jennings do?

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What would Andrew Jennings do?

The most important investigative Olympic journalist has died in the year of the sporting rogue states, with mega events in China and Qatar, with propaganda on a gigantic scale. We honor the legacy of Andrew Jennings by not letting 2022 go unchallenged.