Looking back: In spring, Helen Grobert from the Sports court sentenced to a four-year ban for doping. This judgement is now legally binding. The criminal proceedings against the 28-year-old began on 29 September at the Waldshut-Tingen district court. About the Investigations by the Freiburg public prosecutor's office into banned doping methods We have already reported on this several times, most recently in April. The indictment against the former German champion was read out at the start of the criminal proceedings and reads:
"Violations of the Anti-Doping Act in 22 cases. The allegations in detail are unauthorised self-doping in 21 cases and unauthorised possession of doping substances in conjunction with unauthorised possession of doping substances in not insignificant quantities."
The multiple use of prohibited procedures such as infusions and ozone therapies, which Grobert is alleged to have used since 2016, are particularly piquant. Grobert's defence argued on this point that the procedures in Switzerland - where Grobert was receiving treatment - were not criminally relevant at the time. The public prosecutor's office countered this objection by stating that the accused was a member of the Bundeswehr's sports promotion group in Todtnau-Fahl at the time and that the German Military Criminal Code, which prosecutes criminal offences committed by soldiers regardless of where they were committed, therefore applied.
Adjournment of the proceedings before the taking of evidence
As the trial progressed, Grobert's defence complained that a report from NADA had been submitted too late and that a doctor practising in Switzerland had not been called as a witness. As a result, the trial was adjourned before the taking of evidence had even begun. Helen Grobert said nothing during the four-hour hearing. The criminal trial is to continue on 2 December at the district court in Waldshut-Tingen.
