FIFA Ethics Committee has decided on the future of the FIFA boss Joseph Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini, over which the pregnancy accusations of corruption.
Both were suspended for 8 years. Blatter will have to pay an additional 50,000 Swiss francs penalty, and Platini 80,000.
This is the end of Platini and Blatter in the World Cup?
The head of FIFA on Thursday testified, he also had to provide evidence of their innocence. He announced that in February wants one last time as head of FIFA’s Congress presided over the organization of the elections for a new president. In the current situation, it is clear that it will not be able to take part in it.
Michel Platini decided earlier that he would not make any testimony before the Ethics Committee as it considered its investigation as “political.” The suspension clearly negates its a chance to start in the coming elections for a new helmsman of FIFA.
Both activists are accused of corruption: Blatter on handing, and Platini to take a bribe of 2 million francs in 2011. Frenchman says that it was a salary consultant to the President of the World Federation of Football. He also added that there is no confidence in the purity of the intentions of those responsible for disciplinary matters in FIFA.
“The Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert decided to suspend for 8 years Mr. Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA and Mr Michel Platini, vice-president of FIFA Executive Committee member and President of UEFA. The suspension will affect all activity connected with football (administrative, sports or any other) and enter into force immediately, “- reads its contents.
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Swiss feels aggrieved
The Ethics Committee said in a statement also announced that the defendants have not proved in any way that transactions between them were conducted in a manner legal. Members of the Commission glimpsed in action Blatter a conflict of interest, breach of loyalty and offering his gifts. Platini related to the first two of the above list of charges.
Blatter and Platini announced already, they will be referred to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS.
The Swiss immediately reacted to the decision to suspend him.
– I can not understand how the media could learn that even before the Commission’s decision met the person concerned. I thought we saw all of this looked like the issue of payments between FIFA and Michel Platini. It was concluded after the World Cup in 1998, when Platini admitted that he would like to work for the organization. We were in the so-called gentleman’s agreement that has not been broken. I told him then that we can not pay him now, but we’ll do it tomorrow. I am ashamed that the Committee did not take account of the evidence – said at a press conference.
He added that he does not intend to stop fighting for it to clear themselves of charges.
– Appeal to the Court of Arbitration and the Swiss courts. I am a citizen of Switzerland and the law of the country for eight years suspension must be caused by something exceptionally serious – marked the while indicating that, according to him what he had to admit, had nothing to do with ethics, and it was only an administrative error.
lost confidence and the problems of FIFA
FIFA corruption scandal came to light in May this year. Then in Zurich arrested seven prominent activists and erected them on corruption charges.
In October, the Ethics Commission has suspended for 90 days President Joseph Blatter, his “right hand” – FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke’a, and Michel Platini. The proceedings are pending, and investigators still gather new evidence. Initially, s laws related to possible abuse when choosing host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 but gradually appears more and more irregularities.
A few days after the first arrests for another term chosen Blatter, who is a the controls of the organization since 1998. Swiss under pressure, however, said that to resign in February 2016 when his successor is elected. The proceedings against him began on 25 September. On the same day also searched the FIFA headquarters, and soon also appeared on the illegal transfer of two million Swiss francs Michel Platini. Both activists were initially suspended for 90 days.
The battle over who will head the organization, will certainly be fierce, but lost the one who a few months ago was an iron candidate for this to take the inheritance from Blatterze. Platini has for years worked on trust and opinion, first on the pitch, and later as organizer and reformer European football. It turned out, however, that he is guilty of using this foul play, the consequences of which must now bear.
About the presidency of FIFA will try to Jordanian Prince Ali Al Hussein, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Jerome Champagne, Gianni Infantino and Tokyo Sexwale.
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