That test was conducted by the IBC, which is now a discredited organisation, because Khelif defeated the Russian champion and Russia’s government owned Gazprom is the only sponser of the IBC, so she was disqualified based on the results of a test taken 2 years prior which she passed at the time and now “magically” DIDN’T pass, allowing the IBC to overturn her victory and the Russian champion remained officially “undefeated”.
Its an absolute shambles that anyone gives this “test” any credit and just goes to show what people will believe so long as it lines up with their predjudices.
Imane Khelif is a woman, always has been and always will be, her having short hair and strong bone definition doesn’t change that and it is simply misogynistic to suggest that a woman with strong features isn’t a woman just because she doesn’t conform to some people’s idea of beauty.
One thing is for sure. JK is going to have the best lawyers in the world and they are going to scour the earth looking for damning evidence against Imane. The defense if going to be that Imane is a man, she knows she’s a man, and she knows she should not be fighting against women. Maybe that IBC test is an obvious fraud and her signature and obvious forgery. Maybe there’s nothing out there at all to cast suspicion on her. But if there is, JK’s lawyers are going to go after her like vicious attack dogs.
JK, under UK law, would still have to prove that she had sufficient evidence to make her assertions when she did - so if they “find” something later on it doesn’t help her case because she would have had to know that when she published the comments.
Which, obviously she didn’t/doesn’t otherwise she would have said so at the time, or to put it simply via the UK right to silence “You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court”.
This is all moot though because Imane is a woman and will pass whatever tests are required so long as they are not being conducted by a discredited organisation.
That test was conducted by the IBC, which is now a discredited organisation, because Khelif defeated the Russian champion and Russia’s government owned Gazprom is the only sponser of the IBC, so she was disqualified based on the results of a test taken 2 years prior which she passed at the time and now “magically” DIDN’T pass, allowing the IBC to overturn her victory and the Russian champion remained officially “undefeated”.
Its an absolute shambles that anyone gives this “test” any credit and just goes to show what people will believe so long as it lines up with their predjudices.
Imane Khelif is a woman, always has been and always will be, her having short hair and strong bone definition doesn’t change that and it is simply misogynistic to suggest that a woman with strong features isn’t a woman just because she doesn’t conform to some people’s idea of beauty.
One thing is for sure. JK is going to have the best lawyers in the world and they are going to scour the earth looking for damning evidence against Imane. The defense if going to be that Imane is a man, she knows she’s a man, and she knows she should not be fighting against women. Maybe that IBC test is an obvious fraud and her signature and obvious forgery. Maybe there’s nothing out there at all to cast suspicion on her. But if there is, JK’s lawyers are going to go after her like vicious attack dogs.
JK, under UK law, would still have to prove that she had sufficient evidence to make her assertions when she did - so if they “find” something later on it doesn’t help her case because she would have had to know that when she published the comments.
Which, obviously she didn’t/doesn’t otherwise she would have said so at the time, or to put it simply via the UK right to silence “You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court”.
This is all moot though because Imane is a woman and will pass whatever tests are required so long as they are not being conducted by a discredited organisation.