Handball investigations discontinued
The public prosecutor sees no violation of anti-doping laws by Portner
As of: 4:53 p.m. | Reading time: 2 minutes
The investigation against Nikola Portner has been discontinued, but the SC Magdeburg goalkeeper remains suspended
Source: dpa/Eroll Popova
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The public prosecutor’s office has stopped the investigation against handball goalkeeper Portner. There was no evidence of a violation of the anti-doping law. But the case is not closed.
The criminal investigation against handball goalkeeper Nikola Portner on suspicion of violating the anti-doping law has been discontinued by the Magdeburg public prosecutor’s office. SC Magdeburg announced this on Monday through its lawyer Professor Rainer Tarek Cherkeh. “According to the public prosecutor’s office, there is no evidence that the accused has violated the anti-doping law or the narcotics law,” says the statement from the Champion League winner. Accordingly, the investigations were ended due to a lack of suspicion.
Information about the opening of the B sample is expected soon after methamphetamines were discovered in the Swiss during a positive competition test. Methamphetamines are synthetically produced substances that are colloquially known as crystal meth. “Criminal law and sports law are two different approaches. “That is of course a different perspective,” said spokeswoman Eva Bunthoff from the National Anti Doping Agency Germany (Nada) to the German Press Agency on Monday.
Portner remains suspended
“According to current knowledge, the measured concentration level is a fraction of a typical intake of this substance,” Cherkeh had previously announced. The club and the executive committee of the Handball Bundesliga have suspended Portner until the matter has been finally clarified.
Portner himself commented on Instagram after the positive result became known: “I very much regret the situation and will do everything in my power to demonstrate that I have not violated any anti-doping regulations and have always acted in accordance with the values of sport and will continue to act in the future “The 30-year-old Portner has been playing for SC Magdeburg since 2022. The Swiss national goalkeeper still has a contract with head coach Bennet Wiegert’s team until 2027,
