BREAKING NEWS: KASPAROV AND LEONG BANNED FOR 2 YEARS

ETHICS COMMISSION JUDGEMENT

Upon due consideration by the Ethics Commission of the factors relevant to the sanction, including the gravity of the offence and the presence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the Ethics Commission imposes the following sanction:

Mr Kasparov and Mr Leong are both banned for a period of two (2) years from holding any office or position within FIDE, including its member federations, continental associations or any other affiliated international organisations, as well as participating in any FIDE meeting as delegate, proxy-holder or other representative of a FIDE member.

This ban will be effective from the period 21 October 2015 until 20 October 2017.

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http://tass.ru/en/sport/830707

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9132-ethics-commission-judgement.html

86th FIDE Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE – Executive Board

The Ethics Commission reported on the decisions and rulings made in the past year, including the two cases that related to the 2014 FIDE elections.

…In the other case the complaint of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov against Ignatius Leong and Garry Kasparov was upheld and they were found guilty. The process to impose a suitable sanction will be completed in next two months. FIDE President Ilyumzhinov elected to SportAccord Council
FIDE’s Ethics Commission has found Kasparov and Leong guilty of violating the FIDE Moral Code. Ahead of last year’s presidential poll, Kasparov, bidding for the office, and then General Secretary Ignatius Leong made a deal in which Kasparov paid Leong $500,000 so that Singapore voted for him. Kasparov lost the contest and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected as FIDE president.
Leong promised Kasparov that he would get ten plus one votes of Asian chess federation for $500,000 in return.
Kasparov Chess Foundation and Leong’s company Asian Chess Academy were also supposed to establish a new organization, Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia, which was supposed to transfer $1 million to Leong’s firm in case of Kasparov’s victory.

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9043-86th-fide-congress-in-abu-dhabi-uae-executive-board.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/sports/kasparovs-moves-in-run-for-chess-office-raise-ethical-concerns.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/magazine/garry-kasparov.html?_r=0


SOURCE - CHESS DAILY NEWS