‘Dr Pump’ sentenced for administering unauthorised substances

A Bern Regional Court has found the Solothurn doctor known as “Dr Pump” guilty of offences against the Swiss Sports Promotion Law. The man had administered unauthorised substances to patients. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Tuesday the court of first instance sentenced the 46-year-old to a conditional prison sentence of 14 months with a probationary period of two years. The sentence was therefore somewhat more lenient than the prosecution had demanded. The latter had demanded a conditional prison sentence of 20 months with a probationary period of two years. + Swiss doctor filmed advising testosterone treatment to athlete The prosecution accused the man of knowingly prescribing prohibited substances such as anabolic steroids and other substances to 12 men without a therapeutic purpose. They charged the man with at least 82 cases. The accused claimed that he had supplied the substances for medical and not doping purposes. Translated from German by …

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