EHF’s internal court, the Court of Appeal, has now confirmed the ruling against Dragan Nachevski. The former head of referees is suspended for two years from all handball-related activities in Europe and is fined 5,000 euros.
Following TV2’s award-winning documentary referee chief Dragan Nachevski was suspended. The ruling in September imposed a two-year suspension from all handball-related activities in Europe.
Nachevski chose to appeal the ruling to the Court of Appeal, but earlier today, the decision was upheld. In addition to the two-year suspension, Nachevski is also required to pay a 5,000-euro fine.
“Dragan Nachevski was dismissed from his duties in May 2023 after EHF received information from the Danish TV channel TV2 that he had been involved in a conversation with an alleged Chinese businessman,” writes EHF on their website. They continue:
“On Tuesday (July 30, 2024), the EHF Appeals Committee confirmed the first-instance decision. Nachevski is therefore suspended from performing any function within EHF and participating in any EHF activities for two years, starting from the date of the first-instance decision (April 12, 2024).”