In the appeal process about a supposed oral million deal at the expense of the World Football Association, Federal Prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand calls for the former FIFA boss Joseph Blatter and the former UEFA boss Michel Platini prison sentences of one year and eight months. The two officials had been acquitted, Hildbrand described some reasons from the court in his plea in Muttenz as “flimsy” and “hair -raising”.
The background is the payment of two million Swiss francs, which Blatter had left to Platini as FIFA boss in 2011. According to the two, it is an eliminated fee for previous advisory activities. The public prosecutor doubts this. The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona said Blatter and Platini 2022, but the public prosecutor’s office went into account. The judgment is expected on March 25th.
Acquisition in 2022
The Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona had both acquitted “in Dubio Pro Reo” in 2022 – in case of doubt for the accused. The public prosecutor’s office had not been able to convince the court that the money was actually not paid for past advisory activities.
At the start of the trial on Monday, Blatter and Platini had asserted that the said payment was not illegal after an oral contract. On Wednesday, the pleadings of the two ex-football bosses follow.
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