World Sailing's Ethics Commission has been asked to consider a decision made against the governing body’s former President Kim Andersen afresh, after the official partially succeeded in an appeal.
Andersen was issued with a warning last October by the Ethics Commission, after he was claimed to have "abused" the signatures of World Sailing vice-presidents Scott Perry and Gary Jobson.
The complaint cited a witness statement from IOC Athletes' Commission liaison Patrick Singleton, where Esteva confirmed he was "helping to drive Gerardo's campaign efforts to become the next President of World Sailing, and that they were spending time in Lausanne meeting with supporters to help get Gerardo elected in the fall of 2020".
Singleton was given his witness statement as the IOC Athletes' Commission liaison, before he was removed from the position earlier this year.
The Dane had argued against the appointment of Josep Pla as ethics officer in the case, claiming he was "not independent or impartial".
The law firm representing Andersen, meanwhile, highlighted that the number of officials on the Ethics Commission had been below the required number of seven which is needed to make a decision.
A complaint was filed against the Ethics Commission acting chairman Dieter Neupert and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ng Ser Miang, who sits on the Commission.
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