MOSCOW, July 2, Vasily Bogdanov. 1972 Olympic champion Alexander Pashkov said , that the situation around the hockey player Ivan Fedotov, who is suspected of evading military service, was prepared. On Friday, the media reported that the hockey player was detained in St. Petersburg by the military enlistment office. Earlier, a source said that the goalkeeper faces up to two years in prison under Art. 328 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — for evading conscription for military service. On the eve of Fedotov, he became ill at the military registration and enlistment office, after which he was hospitalized. «Could this be someone's order? I will say this: if this is not excluded, then it is possible. In Soviet times, there were rather conditional rules for military service for athletes. Yes, someone managed to bypass them, but they acted. Now there are simply no rules that would exclude such stories. The situation around Fedotov was clearly prepared, but what the outcome will be is still unclear. Will he be able to leave for Philadelphia? made big, but it’s hard to predict what kind of blow will follow it,” Pashkov said. “The situation with Fedotov once again shows that the issue of the civil rights of athletes in our country has not been worked out. internal affairs and military authorities act according to their own established laws, and these laws run counter to the wishes of the federations, the ministry of sports.We need to look for a balance in this issue, and not only in case with Fedotov. It is necessary to introduce athletes into the legal field, this issue has long been waiting for a solution. We must exclude cases like Fedotov, who turned out to be guilty without guilt. Then you won't have to make such wild predictions as appeared in the press these days. There will be a clear law,» the source added.
