Statement from our happy snapper of everyday athletes running around the streets of Monaco - "just move across there Paula,by those kids, next to that cute one with the pink trainers !" - snap.
"As Director of IAAF Communications it was one of my responsibilities to manage and promote the reputation of the IAAF," he said.
"My email to Papa Massata Diack was brain storming around media handling strategies to deal with the serious challenges we were facing around the image of the event.
"No plan was implemented following that email and there is no possibility any media strategy could ever interfere with the conduct of the anti-doping process.
[This is comedy gold - just who are Bird and Bird trying to convince with this BS - Plan B folks, Plan B ! Bring me Gabriel. In times of crisis we need an angel !]
"I did not discuss these ideas with CSM and there has never been any agreement between the IAAF and CSM for any PR campaigns. CSM has never worked for the IAAF in any capacity since Sebastian Coe joined the company," Davies said.
[Well at least with Seb's company, CSM you know that nobody is going to leak your emails again, exposing you as the cretinous weasel you so obviously are.]
Last week Le Monde published allegations that Lamine Diack had sought money from Russia to be used to fund a political campaign in his native Senegal. Davies denied any knowledge of such dealings, which Diack has also denied, or any other criminal wrongdoing within the organization.
Diack is being investigated on charges that he asked for payment from Russian athletes to cover up positive dope tests.
"I had no knowledge in 2013 that IAAF officials might be involved in alleged criminal conduct in relation to doping cases, nor am I aware of any doping case that was not brought that should have been brought, or of any doping ban that was not published when it should have been published under the IAAF rules," Davies said.
"When information concerning alleged corruption was brought to my attention in early 2014, I was one of a number of IAAF staff members who referred the matter to the IAAF Ethics Commission and who have assisted in the resulting investigation by the Commission.
"I was also one of those staff members who voluntarily offered full assistance to investigators of the WADA Independent Commission as well as to the French and Monegasque Police Authorities and will continue to do so."
This is all so funny. And to think as soon as Seppelt put the solicitors' outrageous email out on twitter, Bird and Bird along with Davies and Coe would have been burning the midnight oil. And this was the best they could do ? Loving those "under the IAAF rules" - what do these state - you can publish them when and where you want as long as it is within 3 decades of the offense ? Need a change how about - "written on a piece of paper hidden in the hedge down the lane". At least the newly managed, totally transparent UCI put it out on a random pdf hidden somewhere on their website at a totally random time because as new leader Brian says (wtteo) we are not a press agency, so no need to make an announcement or big thing about it. Good job Phat is not in control, just imagine where we would be now - secret negotiations with Hein agreeing to a pact of silence as we hand over 40k - all to be kept out of any public sight. Good job Hein ensured we all found out about it.
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