Ministry of Sport thinks KGB had reason to arrest coach

Baduyeu is also deputy head of the Belarusian Track and Field Athletics Federation. According to “Pressball”, some articles published by the edition could be a reason for his detention. The newspaper thinks that Alyaksei Baduyeu will be accused of two things – forcing bribery coercion and abuse of money.

"The Ministry of Sport and Tourism thinks that the competent organs that took the decision to detain Anatol Ivanavich Baduyeu, manager of the national track and field athletics team, had a reason to do it”, - informs BelaPAN quoting Uladzimir Nestsyarovich, press secretary of the Ministry of Sport.

He stressed that the Ministry of Sport and the Belarusian Track and Field Athletics Federation would do everything to help sportsmen get ready for the Olympic Games. Alyaksandr Trashchyla has been appointed acting manager of the national track and field athletics team.

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