Chinanews client, July 31, in response to the statement by the Swiss Special Prosecutor Stefan Keller that he would initiate criminal proceedings against FIFA President Infantino. FIFA issued an announcement on the 31st Beijing time saying that because The meeting between Fantino and the Swiss Minister of Justice was completely legal.
Screenshot of FIFA announcement.
According to the announcement, FIFA President Infantino said in an interview earlier, “People still clearly remember what FIFA experienced in 2015. To help restore FIFA’s credibility, judicial intervention is needed. As FIFA Co-chairman, assisting the authorities in investigating FIFA’s past misconduct has been my goal from the very beginning and my current goal.”
“FIFA officials meet with prosecutors in other parts of the world for this purpose. The active cooperation of FIFA has resulted in many convictions and sentences. Therefore, I still fully support the due process of justice. The Federation is also willing to fully cooperate with the Swiss authorities in these aspects."
In addition, the FIFA statement also stated that Infantino’s meeting with the Swiss Minister of Justice was completely legal and did not violate any regulations.
According to foreign media reports, the Swiss government appointed a special prosecutor this month to investigate the deal between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Infantino. Lauber filed his resignation last week after a court found that when Lauber was investigating corruption in the FIFA governing body, he covered up a meeting with Infantino and lied to his supervisor. (Finish)