The Germans Schleu and Raisner, under criminal investigation for animal abuse

The Potsdam Prosecutor's Office is investigating a complaint against the German pentatleta Annika Schleu and coach Kim Raisner, after the controversy they starred in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in which both were disqualified from the competition after Raisner hit the horse, which, whichHe had refused to jump.

As reported by 'Sport1', the criminal charges were presented by Deutscher Tierschutzbund, the German animal welfare federation, and were transferred by the Prosecutor's Office.

After the incident, which captured the cameras during the competition, Raisner was sent home.In September, a disciplinary committee of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) declared it guilty of violating rule 4.6.8, according to which a "pentatleta or team will be disqualified by hitting a horse or any other case of cruelty and//or abuse of an animal. "

The coach must attend a "coaches education seminar" that contains a "human treatment module" before returning to any UIPM competition.