Fifa scandal: Swiss authorities investigate Sepp Blatter – THE WORLD

The Swiss judicial authorities investigate against FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. This was announced by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office on Friday after FIFA had previously canceled a planned press conference with the 79 years old Swiss without giving a reason.

Blatter is therefore from extinction, the Fifa threatens the inability to act in the wake of the huge corruption scandal.

Especially Blatter’s potential successor is also burdened by the authorities. Uefa president Michel Platini said to have adopted a “disloyal payment” in the amount of two million Swiss francs by Blatter. The Frenchman was questioned.

has Switzerland’s Federal Prosecutor against the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) a criminal case on suspicion of breach of trust and – eventualiter – opened for embezzlement

The process of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office against Joseph Blatter was opened on September 24, 2015 on suspicion of breach of trust (Art.. 158 of the Criminal Code) and – eventualiter -.. for embezzlement (Article 138 of the Criminal Code)

There is on the one hand the suspicion that Joseph Blatter on 12 September 2005 with the Caribbean Football Union (whose president Jack Warner was) completed an across the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) unfavorable contract. On the other hand there is a suspicion that Joseph Blatter respectively also in the implementation of the Treaty in breach of his fiduciary duties against the interests of FIFA. FIFA Marketing and TV AG has failed.

In addition, Joseph Blatter a disloyal payment of CHF 2 million in February 2011 to Michel Platini, president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), to the detriment of Fifa accused allegedly paid for between January 1999 and June 2002 services.

Joseph Blatter was born on 25 . September 2015 questioned by representatives of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Switzerland following a meeting of the Executive Committee of FIFA as a suspect. Michel Platini was questioned at the same time as the respondent (Art. 178 Code of Criminal Procedure) by representatives of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office. The Attorney General also brought on 25 September 2015, with the support of the Federal Criminal Police (FCP) by a house search at the FIFA in Zurich. We also find the office of FIFA President was searched and data material ensured. For the president of FIFA, Joseph Blatter, as with all defendants the presumption of innocence. “

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