FIFA says no reason for Swiss authorities to investigate Infantino

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FIFA says no reason for Swiss authorities to investigate Infantino

 

FILE PHOTO: The logo of FIFA is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

 

BERN (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA has said there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino who will continue in his role as normal.

 

Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor looking into meetings he had with Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber. Lauber and Infantino have already denied wrongdoing.

 

"There was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation because nothing remotely criminal has happened and there is nothing at all to suggest any form of criminal wrongdoing," said FIFA in a statement on Sunday.

 

It said that the meetings were not secret and took place in public places, such as hotels and restaurants, chosen by the Swiss Attorney General's office.

 

"FIFA and the FIFA President categorically deny any implication or suggestion that the FIFA President would ever have attempted to exert any form of improper influence on the Swiss Federal Prosecutor," it added.

 

FIFA said that special prosecutor Stefan Keller, who opened the proceedings, has "presented no serious elements or legal basis for the opening of any investigation and lacks any detail as to the substance of the case."

 

It added: "The FIFA President will continue to fully assume his functions within FIFA and fulfil his duties and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in Switzerland and around the world."

 

(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-04

 

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[Mr Grumpy]

The fact that FIFA says there is no reason to investigate Infantino is reason enough to investigate.  let's not forget Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. Smoke comes to mind.

[Baerboxer]

8 hours ago, victorpeeke said:

The fact that FIFA says there is no reason to investigate Infantino is reason enough to investigate.  let's not forget Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. Smoke comes to mind.

 

The arrogance of the thoroughly corrupt FIFA is astounding. <deleted> are they to tell the Swiss Authorities what they can and can't do.

 

 

[Surelynot]

I think Fred West's wife claimed something similar when the police arrested him.