The French attorney general has asked the Court of Appeal to uphold the conviction of Papa Massata Diack involved in a corruption scandal to hide Russian doping in sport.
Papa Massata Diack to remain under detention
Papa Massata Diack, son of former IAAF head, Lamine Diack
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The lawyers of Papa Massata Diack , son of the former head of world athletics Lamine Diack , pleaded Thursday for the release of their client tried before the Court of Appeal of Paris .
On Wednesday, the lawyer of the international federation, Mr. Régis Bergonzi , had denounced the body as a "banana organization" while it was headed by Lamine Diack between 1999 and 2015 .
According to the official, the former director would have orchestrated, with his son and accomplices , a network of corruption to delay the procedures of sanctions against Russian athletes suspected of doping in late 2011 , allowing some of them to participate in the London Olympics in 2012 .
Lamine Diack and the former head of anti-doping at the IAAF , Frenchman Gabriel Dollé , have died since their convictions.