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ITTF finds no case against Khalil Al-Mohannadi
The Integrity Unit of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has found claims that Khalil Al-Mohannadi breached the ITTF Constitution to be false, and announced that there is no basis for further action to be taken against him. Al-Mohannadi was appointed as ITTF Vice President in 2009 and as ITTF Deputy President in 2014.
In February 2021, Al-Mohannadi was removed as ITTF Deputy President by ITTF President Thomas Weikert, after a number of allegations were made against him. These included that he had used his own private company to do business with a table tennis manufacturer, in breach of the ITTF Constitution.
In March 2021, the ITTF Executive Committee voted to reinstate Al-Mohannadi, under protest from Weikert. ‘As a result of the PwC Conclusions which exonerated the ITTF, WTT, their related entities, their staff and officials (the ‘ITTF Parties’) in clear and unequivocal terms from the harmful and baseless allegations set out on the DTTB [German table tennis association] letter of 18 November 2020 the Executive Committee had no choice but to seek advice on the appropriate legal and disciplinary actions available against the DTTB so as to protect the image, reputation and goodwill of the ITTF Parties’, read a statement, adding that it would take decisions on a majority basis, as it had lost trust in Weikert.
In response, Weikert alleged that Al-Mohannadi’s reappointment was a violation of the ITTF Constitution, as only he had the authority to appoint and remove the ITTF Deputy President (see below). Weikert considers Al-Mohannadi suspended from 23 February – the relevant section of the ITTF Statutes is on the right. The ITTF annual general meeting (AGM) takes place on 24 November in Houston, where a new President is expected to be elected.
Not all dubious officials from sport rogue state Qatar are on the winning streak: @ittfworld Tribunal has confirmed that Khalil Al-Mohannadi is removed as ITTF Deputy President effective February 23, 2021. pic.twitter.com/A4CeTAljXE
— SPORT & POLITICS (@JensWeinreich) April 28, 2021
