Zurich (AFP) – And a new episode! Investigators of FIFA, which had required the removal lifetime against Michel Platini and Joseph Blatter, announced Tuesday their intention to appeal the suspension of eight years in any activity related to football imposed on the UEFA President and the resigned from Fifa.
“The investigation chamber intends to launch the appeal against the decision against Mr Blatter and Mr Platini to the appeals committee of FIFA “said in a statement sent to AFP Andreas Bantel, spokesman for the Ethics Commission of the investigating chamber of FIFA; . internal justice of the supreme body of football
The latter is composed of two bodies: the investigatory chamber or prosecutors, investigators who needed radiation for life; and the trial chamber, who delivered eight years of suspension.
Clearly, trial judges Fifa therefore consider that corruption ultimately dismissed the charges against the Switzerland of 79 years and French 60, should always be taken into account.
The magistrates of FIFA that made the verdict on December 21 have mainly highlighted the faults of “position abuse” and “conflict interest. “
Blatter and Platini far the two most powerful figures in world football, have fallen because of the controversial payment of 1.8 million euros in Switzerland in French 2011 for work completed in 2002 to advise without a written contract
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This sanction has led Platini announced on January 7 that he would not run President of FIFA, lack of time to exhaust available remedies before the election always set to 26 February in Zurich.
The announcement by the investigatory chamber of his intention to appeal then occurs Platini filed late Monday afternoon his appeal to the Appellate Division of FIFA to try to lift its suspension of 8 years, as indicated by his entourage told AFP Tuesday.
Platini after the decision of the House of known remedies, may eventually turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (Switzerland), the last step of sports justice. The former Juventus star player denounces a political trial to prevent him from running for the presidency of FIFA.
The name of Andreas Bantel, spokesman of the investigatory chamber, is not entirely unknown to the public. He stated December 11 at the site of Lequipe.fr “Platini will surely be suspended several years and in relation Blatter, there is no difference between a suspension of a few years or a lifetime ban.” Bantel had then ensured that the publication of this interview was “unauthorized”
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Platini suspended from office of President of UEFA to six months of the Euro-2016 in France, had declared candidate for the presidency of FIFA on July 29 for which it was figure of arch-favorite. Former triple Ballon d’Or was for him to have demanded, staring into the eyes, May 28, the starting Blatter when FIFA was surrounded by court proceedings amid large corruption scandals scale.
Re-elected on May 29 for a fifth mandate, Blatter had given his mandate available June 2 under the pressure of events.
The ultimate ambition was to stay Blatter in the position until February 26 and the election of his successor. Today there are only five candidates: former member of FIFA Jérôme Champagne, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino, the man of South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale, Prince Jordanian Ali and President of the Asian Confederation Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
The calls internally FIFA are not the only proceedings.
The Swiss Justice s ‘also interested Platini and Blatter. The former captain of the Blues was heard late September under the equivalent of the assisted witness status. And criminal proceedings, equivalent to an indictment, Blatter aims regarding the payment of 1.8 million euros but for an “unfavorable contract Fifa” on local television rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Championships.
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