GERMANY: FORMER EAST GERMAN SWIMMER KAREN KOENING IS CLAIMING DAMAGES OVER EAST GERMANY'S POLICY ON SYSTEMATIC USE OF DRUGS

Record ID: 958078

  • Title: GERMANY: FORMER EAST GERMAN SWIMMER KAREN KOENING IS CLAIMING DAMAGES OVER EAST GERMANY'S POLICY ON SYSTEMATIC USE OF DRUGS
  • Date: 24th October 2003
  • Summary: FRANKFURT, GERMANY (OCTOBER 24, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. EXTERIOR COURT BUILDING 2. VARIOUS VIEWS HALLWAY IN FRONT OF COURTROOM; JOURNALISTS WAITING 3. SWIMMER KATHERIN MENTSCHER, FORMER SWIMMER FOR THE GDR, SPEAKS WITH LAWYER MICHAEL LEHNER, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE "ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOPING" ASSOCIATION 4. (SOUNDBITE) (German) GUENTER PAUL, LAWYER FOR THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, SAYING: "As to whether or not it is a precedent case - that is always a big question because if the cases are not exactly the same, they can't count as precedent cases. But if it really is a precendence case, then there are more than 100 more plaintiffs who believe they have claims, and then it will become very expensive, I don't need to tell you that." 5. MENTSCHER BEING INTERVIEWED 6. (SOUNDBITE) (German) KATHERIN MENTSCHER, SWIMMER FOR THE GDR, SAYING: "I have huge medical problems, I have back problems and am constantly being treated, my spine is completely gone, and the pain spreads through my whole body, it shows up in different places, sometimes I can't walk because my hip hurts so much, sometimes its my knees, sometimes its just my back. I have had seven miscarriages and... I think that's enough." 7. (SOUNDBITE) (German) MENTSCHER, SAYING: "I think (the court case) is more about getting recognition and paying attention to what they did with us back then." 9. DOOR CLOSING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA60SOJP6URK92SG7V19LB51X0T
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