The Brazilian Olympic Committee says it will take action against a football team whose players have refused to wear an official uniform during a medal ceremony in Tokyo.

The statement condemns such an attitude of the footballers and the Brazilian Football Confederation. Brazil defended the Olympic gold medal after beating Spain 2-1 in the final on Saturday after extra time.

“After the Olympic Games, the Brazilian Olympic Committee will announce the measures that will be taken to preserve the Olympic movement, our sponsors and other athletes,” the statement said.

The Brazilian Olympic team in Tokyo was informed before the start of the race that everyone will have to wear official equipment, made by the Chinese company Pik Sport. Football players wore Nike t-shirts on the podium and Pick shorts.

The footballers were told by the Brazilian media that they followed the instructions of the Brazilian Football Confederation. Some media reported that the Brazilian Football Confederation did not know that it was mandatory to wear the official uniforms of the Olympic team on the podium.

Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, the bronze medalist in the 50-meter freestyle, said it was a “clear message” that footballers do not feel like members of the Olympic team and that they are not very interested in it.

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June 02, 2021 – 23:33

The US government on Wednesday sanctioned 5 Bulgarian citizens and 64 related entities for involvement in corruption and organized crime.

The official announcement of the Treasury Department highlights the names of well-known Bulgarian businessman Vasil Kroumov Boykov, former MP Delyan Slavchev Peevski and former deputy director of the Bulgarian State Agency for Technical Operations, Ilko Dimitrov Zhelyazkov.

Meanwhile, the sanctioned entities are mainly private companies affiliated with them, including media groups.

According to the American authorities, the persons in question, but also some of their collaborators, using public posts, have been involved in high-level corruption scandals./EuronewsAlbania

134 complaints have been lodged regarding the election silence and election day, reports Zeri.info.

This was announced by the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel.

According to the ECAP, complaints were filed by individuals, political entities, candidates for MPs, citizens and observers.

“Regarding the above-mentioned complaints, the ECAP has imposed fines on political entities in the total amount of: 121,250.00 €, due to non-compliance with the Code of Conduct”, it is stated in the notification of the ECAP.

ECAP announces that a fine of 42 thousand and 500 euros has been imposed on PDK, LVV 37 thousand and 500 euros, LDK 22 thousand euros, AAK 16 thousand and 250 euros, Nisma 2 thousand euros and the Serbian List was fined 1 thousand euros.

Full notice:

Notice regarding the complaints decided by the ECAP regarding the breaking of the electoral silence and the voting day of the Early Elections for the Assembly of Kosovo dated 14 February 2021

The Election Complaints and Appeals Panel – ECAP, in the sessions held on 14, 15 and 16 February 2021, has reviewed and decided 134 complaints regarding the breaking of the election silence and the election day.

Complaints were filed by individuals, political entities, candidates for MPs, organizations, members of Municipal Election Commissions, members of Polling Station Councils, citizens, observers, etc.

Out of 138 complaints reviewed, the Panel decided to accept as grounded 117 complaints, rejected 7 complaints as ungrounded, rejected 11 complaints as inadmissible, rejected 2 complaints as out of time, and 1 the complaint is withdrawn.

Regarding the above-mentioned complaints, ECAP has imposed fines on political entities in the total amount of € 121,250.00, due to non-compliance with the Code of Conduct. The nature of the complaints filed were: Electoral silence, breaking the electoral silence on election day – to vote for a particular political entity, calling for the vote of several candidates through newspaper portals, distributing or posting some photos of electoral activity on networks social media like Facebook, calling to vote through the social network Facebook, campaigning 100m by car near the polling station, distributing SMS for voting to citizens, placing banners with photos of candidates near the school, placing posters of candidates in Voting Center yard, campaigning on election day, etc.

Political entities have been fined as follows:

Fines in the amount of: 42,500.00 € were imposed on the political entity PDK;

Fines in the amount of: 37,500.00 € were imposed on the political entity LVV

Fines in the amount of: 22,000.00 € were imposed on the political entity LDK;

Fines in the amount of: 16,250.00 € were imposed on the political entity AAK;

Fines in the amount of € 2,000.00 were imposed on the political entity NISMA;

Fines in the amount of € 1,000.00 were imposed on the political entity Lista Srpska.

Finally we inform you that there are 10 complaints which have not yet been decided for procedural reasons and the same will be decided on Thursday, February 18, 2021.