Russian Olympic bid chief rejects embezzlement concerns
July 10, 2007
A Russian Olympic official on Tuesday brushed aside concerns over potential embezzlement during the construction of facilities for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, accusing the media of unfairly playing up the issue. Dmitry Chernyshenko, the Sochi bid chief, said President Vladimir Putin’s decision to set up a group to prevent embezzlement by officials organizing the games was intended to “prevent…
