The public prosecutor of the Confederation announced on Wednesday that it called on the release of Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter in the case of payment of two million Swiss francs made in 2011 at the former 10 Blues. FIFA’s decision, civil party, is still expected.
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The Platini-Blatter affair is experiencing a new twist. Seven years after having triggered an earthquake on the political chessboard of the round ball, the judiciary continues insofar as, the public prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation (MPC) confirmed, Wednesday, October 19, having appealed At first instance, on July 8, of the former French president of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the former Swiss boss of FIFA by the Swiss Federal Criminal Tribunal (TPF) of Bellinzone.
The MPC thus confirms its “appeal ad”, filed in mid-July with the TPF. A new trial will therefore take place before the TPF Court of Appeal. During this hearing, the prosecution will request “the total cancellation of the first instance judgment”.
FIFA, civil party, has not yet announced whether or not it imitated the MPC. In mid-July, the body had also filed a call ad.
At the end of a fifteen -day audience, the TPF had released Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter in the allegedly unfair payment case in February 2011, 2 million Swiss francs (around 1.5 million euros At the exchange rate of the time) received by the former player at the request of the former boss of FIFA. The two men were prosecuted for “scam, unfair management, breach of confidence and false in the titles” in the context of the investigation carried out by the federal prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand.
On September 29, the parties received the reasoned 99 -page judgment. TPF judges conclude that “unlike the indictment”, the two million Swiss francs paid by Mr. Blatter to Mr. Platini under “retroactive remuneration” for his mission to advise the president of FIFA (between 1998 and 2002) “were due.”
“The 2 million francs paid to Platini were due by FIFA.”
In essence, TPF gave more credit to MM’s thesis. Blatter and Platini than that of the accusation. The two men claimed to have agreed orally, in 1998, on a remuneration paid to French of one million Swiss annual francs as adviser to the president of FIFA. On August 25, 1999, the tandem initialed a written contract acting an annual salary of 300,000 Swiss francs. “The oral agreement has not been replaced or canceled by the written agreement,” consider the judges.
“At the time of the proclaimed payment in the amount of 2 million francs (in February 2011), he remained a remainder, estimated the TPF. Consequently, Platini still had a residual claim towards FIFA in an amount of 2.8 million francs. The 2 million francs paid to Platini were due by FIFA. “
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