LAUSANNE (SUI) – After having
previously imposed a provisional suspension, FINA’s independent Ethics Panel
has today suspended Paolo Barelli for a period of two years.
The FINA Ethics Panel investigated
multiple referrals of alleged wrongdoing from separate cases against Mr.
Barelli, President of the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN), former FINA Bureau
Member and former Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) President.
The allegations of wrongdoing under
investigation by the FINA Ethics Panel against Mr. Barelli included multiple
rule violations of the FINA Constitution and the FINA Code of Ethics stemming
from:
- the unilateral signing of an
addendum to a contract between LEN and FIN, that would benefit the latter by
between € 500 000 and € 1 500 000
- the claiming of expenses totalling
€ 495 587.22 from the Italian Olympic Committee, on behalf of FIN, despite
these already having been paid by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.
This was found by the appeal chamber of the Italian Court of Auditors to have
caused pecuniary damages.
Following hearings and extensive
consideration of the allegations, the FINA Ethics Panel unanimously decided to
impose sanctions that ban Mr. Barelli from taking part in any aquatic-related
activities under the auspices of FINA or its members. Mr. Barelli has been
banned for a period of two years starting from 14 September 2022, the date of
the provisional suspension previously imposed.
The decisions of the FINA Ethics
Panel in this matter can be found here below:
Disciplinary Ethics Panel Decision -
Mr. Paolo BARELLI ½ https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/11/08/d9268533-d0b1-4e6c-8dd5-4210b3d49624/2022-JUDGMENT-Mr-P-Barelli-Second-Referral-8-November-2022-811.pdf
Disciplinary Ethics Panel Decision -
Mr. Paolo BARELLI 2/2 https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2022/11/08/c59a4efe-e271-4637-85d3-6f0c07da56fb/2022-JUDGMENT-Mr-P-Barelli-Third-Referral-8-November-2022-811.pdf
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