Russia's Retaliation Against a Doping Whistleblower
A lawyer for Grigory Rodchenkov says Russia wants him to face justice at home.
On December 11, 2017, Russian authorities filed drug-trafficking charges against Grigory Rodchenkov, the whistleblower who exposed Russia’s state-sponsored doping program. It was his testimony, and the series of investigations it launched, that ultimately got the Russian national team banned from next month’s Olympic Games in South Korea.
News of the charges against Rodchenkovwas Russian outlets the next day, but has since learned that the timing was seemingly not accidental. A lawyer for Rodchenkov believes Russian authorities are retaliating for his client’s
