Swiss press reports revealed yesterday that the local judiciary decided to stop an investigation of two of them opened against the former president of the International Football Association (FIFA), Joseph Joseph Blatter, who is arrested on suspicion of corruption and financial abuse.
The French newspaper "Le Monde" and the German "Zudwiesche Saitung" confirmed that the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office decided to conclude the investigation and prosecutions against Blatter (84 years), in the case of selling TV broadcast rights to the Caribbean Football Association (CFU). Le Monde described the move as "half a judicial victory for Blatter."
Since 2015, the Swiss prosecution has opened this investigation against Blatter on the grounds of "unfair administration suspicions and breaches of confidence". "Le Monde" pointed out that the suspicions of the judiciary centered on the signing in 2005 of the former president of the International Federation, "a contract that does not serve the interest of (FIFA)" with the Caribbean Union, which was headed by Trinidad and Tobago, who is arrested for life from the International Federation and accused of American judiciary.
Warner is one of the most prominent faces of the corruption scandal that has rocked FIFA since 2015, and led to the overthrow of big heads, notably Blatter himself, who took over the presidency of FIFA in 1998, after he took over his secretariat for 17 years as well. Reports indicate that Blatter granted the Caribbean Union broadcasting rights to the World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014, at $ 600,000, well below its market value. This allowed Warner to make a personal profit from resale rights, estimated at between $ 15 and $ 20 million.