Blatter and Platini acquitted from accusation of corruption

Blatter and Platini acquitted from accusation of corruption

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and the French football star Michel Platini were on Tuesday by a Swiss court of Corruption investigations acquitted. This happened two and a half years after her first Consultation In this matter.

acquittal in the case of corruption

The court in the extraordinary Chamber of Appeals of the Swiss Criminal Court in Muttenz, near Basel, decided that the two once powerful figures in global football are acquitted of fraud.

Litigation and previous judgments

The hearing took place after the Swiss public prosecutor's office against the judgment of the lower court of 2022 appeal. Both men had always denied the allegations.

statement by Platis Lawyer

"After two acquittals, even the public prosecutor's office in Switzerland must recognize that these criminal proceedings have finally failed. Michel Platini should finally be left alone in criminal matters," said Plati's lawyer Dominic in a statement.

background of the payments

The case concerns a payment of two million Swiss francs ($ 2.26 million) that Blatter authorized for Platini in 2011. This payment was a consulting fee that Platini received for work between 1998 and 2002. Platini explained that the payment was partially postponed because FIFA did not have the necessary funds to pay it completely immediately.

episode of the scandal

The scandal, which came to light in 2015 as President of the European Football Association UEFA in 2015, ended his hopes to follow Blatter, which was pushed out of FIFA due to the incident.

personal and professional consequences

"The criminal proceedings not only had legal, but also massive personal and professional consequences for Michel Platini-although never stressful evidence were presented. Among other things, the criminal proceedings prevented his election as FIFA President in 2016," added Nelle.