Africa-Press – Angola. The deputies to the National Assembly approved Tuesday (08), in the specialty, the Anti-Doping Law Proposal and if it passes the final vote it will provide the creation of a national anti-doping agency.
At the legislative initiative of the President of the Republic, as the holder of the Executive Power, the Draft Law on Anti-Doping in Sports was much discussed and one of the main issues is the years of suspension (up to eight years), in case the sportsman is caught with this substance in the body.
The grounds for its approval are the need to harmonize the ordinary legislation in force with the International Convention against Doping in Sport and the World Anti-Doping Code, as well as the adjustment to the Constitution of the Republic of Angola and to the social, cultural and sports reality. national.
MPLA Parliamentary Group deputy Augusta Leonel defended the review of the sentences, considering them “very heavy”, while Vigílio Tyova, from the same party, encouraged the reduction from eight to five years, an appeal that had no effect after the proponent’s intervention. , as no one else was against it and all the votes were in favor.
Another much discussed issue was the classification of prohibited substances. As an example, deputy João Pinto (MPLA) referred to the liamba that, in some regions of the country, it is used as a traditional medicine. “The Executive’s initiative is good, but they should create other policies to prevent drug consumption, through Pedagogy in schools. It is important that schools talk about school sport. Only then will we have an educated and informed society on the subject,” he said.
For the independent deputy for CASA-CE Makuta Nkondo was more critical, remembering that the project has to take into account that the habits and customs of the Liamba regions are not drugs. “It is important to define the toxic substances considered as doping”, he said.
Boaventura Cardoso, the president of the seventh AN commission, said that the diploma will fill an existing gap in the legal system. “Angola adhered to the Anti-Doping Convention, but there was no legislation adjusted to the issue. Therefore, this is a law that fights for the sporting truth and public health of sportsmen”.
About the National Agency, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula Sacramento Neto, said that a structure will be created after the law is passed. “Now we cannot talk about an agency because the law has not yet been approved. The work continues and goes to the final global vote. , recommended.The
approval and efficient application of this diploma will contribute to the observance of the principles of ethics and truth in national sport, resulting in a regulated sport regarding the use of prohibited substances and the preservation of the health of sports practitioners.
The proposal intends to harmonize the legal regime of the fight against doping with the Constitution of the Republic of Angola, with the International Convention against Doping in Sport and with the World Anti-Doping Code. It also seeks to establish the legal regime against doping in sport, adopting the norms and principles of the World Anti-Doping Code, applicable in Angolan domestic law.
The proposed law of seven chapters, eight sections and 72 articles aims to establish the legal regime against doping in sport, adopting the norms and principles of the World Anti-Doping Code applicable in Angolan Law.
Sports practitioners, as well as all those who are covered by the doping ban who participate in official sports competitions, regardless of nationality, will be obliged to submit to doping control, under the terms of the law and complementary legislation.
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