MOSCOW, Oct 11 The court of the Moskovsky district of Brest sentenced the Russian handball player of the Donskie club Cossacks — SFU» Alexander Sinitsyn to three months of arrest for malicious hooliganism, according to the website of the court. Sinitsyn was detained during a team gathering in Belarus for a fight in a karaoke club and a case was opened under the article «hooliganism.» The Russian Handball Federation stated that, if necessary, it was ready to provide assistance to both the Don Cossacks — SFU club and the detained player. The player himself pleaded guilty in full. The verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed and protested in the manner prescribed by law. The Russian Handball Federation called the court decision regarding the two-time champion of Russia fair. «The position of the Russian Handball Federation regarding the incident with the player of the Don Cossacks — SFU club Alexander Sinitsyn is unequivocal — a professional athlete is obliged to carefully weigh his actions in public places and understand that he must be held accountable for them, and if he is in another state, then we are talking about increased responsibility. punishment in the form of arrest for a period of three months.We hope that Sinitsyn will draw the right conclusions from what happened and realize that one ridiculous act could well have caused the premature end of his professional career.In addition, such moments have a negative impact on the image of Russian handball. Ola Rossii expresses her gratitude to everyone who assisted the player during this difficult task, and expresses special gratitude to her colleagues from the Belarusian Handball Federation and the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Brest.
