FIFA’s ethics committee has opened formal proceedings against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, a statement confirmed on Monday.
Both men are serving 90-day suspensions for allegations of
corruption, especially a “disloyal payment” made to Platini by Blatter
in 2011 for £1.35m.
Outgoing FIFA president Blatter and UEFA’s Platini both deny any wrongdoing.
A statement from the independent ethics committee confirmed that a
decision on the fate of the two men would be made in December.
The statement read: “The adjudicatory chamber of the independent
Ethics Committee chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert has today opened formal
adjudicatory proceedings against Joseph S. Blatter and Michel Platini
based on the final reports submitted by the investigatory chamber.
“The adjudicatory chamber has studied the reports carefully and
decided to institute formal proceedings against the two officials. For
reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence until
proven guilty, the adjudicatory chamber will not publish details of the
sanctions requested by the investigatory chamber in its final reports.
“In the course of the proceedings, both parties will be invited to
submit positions including any evidence with regard to the final reports
of the investigatory chamber (art. 70 par. 2 of the FIFA Code of
Ethics) and they may request a hearing (art. 74 par. 2 of the FCE). The
adjudicatory chamber intends to come to a decision in both cases during
the month of December.”
Blatter and Platini could face seven-year bans from football if they are found guilty of the corruption claims
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