He takes over Dino Mitoglou for the doping case o Alexis Kougias. The Greek player has been working with him all this time Sophocles Pilaviohowever, the 57-year-old lawyer is a member of the CAS and could not get more involved in the matter of the former Panathinaikos player.
Thus, the case will be taken over by the well-known criminologist and in the second ten days of July the hearing procedure at the CAS is expected for the punishment imposed by the FIBA to Mitoglou for using illegal substances.
The 27-year-old will file a lawsuit against the doctor who administered the banned substances and hopes to be able to return to the courts earlier than November 25, 2024, when his punishment from World Federation.
The announcement he issued about his case Mitoglouthe law office of Alexis Kougia reports: “Our law office announces that the international basketball player with an international career, Dinos Mitoglou, entrusted the head of our office, Mr. Alexios Kougia, with the defense of his legal rights, at all levels of the legal hassle he is facing.
As is known, Mr. Mitoglou, unbeknownst to him and deceived by an unscrupulous Greek doctor, who is already facing very serious criminal charges, took prohibited substances which this doctor had assured him were legal and not at all dangerous for his health. After a check by the competent authorities, it proved to be the complete opposite.
The order we have received from Mr Mitoglou is on the one hand to cooperate with his lawyer in Greece, Mr Sophocles Pilavios and the lawyers he has chosen to defend him in the legal proceedings concerning his criminal treatment and the ban imposed on him has been ordered not to compete for 32 months, but above all to file a lawsuit against this evil doctor, because she committed the felony of endangering life against Mr. Mitoglou, since the preparations administered to Mr. Mitoglou can certainly cause in the future grave danger, even to his own life.
By submitting this lawsuit, for this felony, the complete innocence of Mr. Mitoglou is proven, since he would never have received any substance if he knew that it was illegal on the one hand, and on the other hand he would not have risked his own life»
Source: Sport Fm
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