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Judge in Sun Yang doping case tweeted about dog meat, Swiss court says – Sydney Morning Herald
Tweets by the president of the panel of arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Sport had exhibited possible bias against Chinese people and their treatment…
The swimmer appealed and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in December upheld his challenge against the CAS Panel “on the grounds of bias of one of the arbitrators of the CAS”.
Giving its reasons on Friday, the court said the CAS arbitrator had tweeted about animal protection issues, without the restraint required of judges, and had repeatedly used violent expressions.
“In his tweets, the arbitrator castigates a Chinese practice of dog slaughter and denounces the consumption of this meat at a local…
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