Considering what appears ( according to forum reports/posts ) to be a significant body of evidence indicating a series of transgressions ( or worse ) allegedly committed by IM Mirko Rujevic , is it not time to consider sanctions in an effort to make a strong (perhaps overdue) public signal/statement against this type of poor behaviour ?

not necessary. I can remember the previous incident a few years ago, and it went on for quite awhile. From what I gather there is not close scrutiny of what goes on games there and so law infringements could happen and it is only one person's word against the other. And sometimes people are not honest with their words.

Censor maybe coz of trouble caused in serious tourney, but discuss in private first with him before censoring.

not necessary. I can remember the previous incident a few years ago, and it went on for quite awhile. From what I gather there is not close scrutiny of what goes on games there and so law infringements could happen and it is only one person's word against the other. And sometimes people are not honest with their words.

Censor maybe coz of trouble caused in serious tourney, but discuss in private first with him before censoring.

I one sentence, what did he do?

Bulletin boards don't have the full story. It's up to the organisers to take action if they see fit. I expect Leonid has the whole thing worked out and whatever he decides to do is fine by me.

OK that's fine but the salient facts seem to be established ie . a player withdraws over an altercation over a touch-move incident .

My question is , as this is not by any means the first time that said player has been involved in similarly concerning episodes , should he be the subject of some sort of formal sanction ( note this doesn't necessarily mean banning) ?
Maybe simply a letter from CV ( or whoever the authority is !) issuing a formal warning explaining the unacceptability of such behaviour .

I would guess that Leonid has already been in touch with Mirko. It's a small chess scene, everyone knows everyone, and the personal touch is always the best.

Official sanction? Again, I'll leave that to Leonid and CV to decide.

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It is not the Victorian way to ban players from playing chess. As Mowcop says, use the personal touch and tell him not to do it again.

cheeers,

That's where the problem lies. He's been told that many times before, he has a history of things like this (including in round robin events) and yet he still did it. Once is bad enough, but multiple times isn't good enough, especially in fixed round tournaments such as this one, with IM norm possibilities on the line.