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Blatter in the dock! FIFA president faces bribery probe as corruption saga continues
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 11:58 AM on 27th May 2011
Sepp Blatter will appear before FIFA's ethics committee on Sunday to answer charges that he knew about alleged cash payments as the corruption scandal that has rocked the world governing body took yet another twist.
The charge has been made by Mohamed Bin Hammam, his rival for the FIFA presidency in next week's election, who will also be at the hearing to answer a charge of bribery.
Under-fire Blatter issued a statement saying: 'I cannot comment on the proceedings that have been opened against me today. The facts will speak for themselves.'
In the spotlight: Sepp Blatter has endured a turbulent time as president
The man who blew the whistle: This is Chuck Blazer, 66, the portly CONCACAF general secretary who has plunged FIFA into the deepest corruption crisis in their history
The latest development means that the three of the most powerful men in world football - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has also been charged with bribery - will now appear before the ethics committee on Sunday.
Asian football chief - and Blatter's presidency candidate rival - Mohamed Bin Hammam yesterday called for the governing body's current supremo should be investigated.
Overlord Blatter attempted to bury his Qatari opponent even before he appears before the ethics committee on Sunday with his ExCo colleague Warner to answer the cash-for- votes allegations made by American Chuck Blazer - the most serious bribery accusations in FIFA history.
The ethics committee are bound by their rules to investigate any complaint by an executive committee member under article 16 of the ethics code.
FIFA said in a statement: 'On 26 May 2011, FIFA ExCo member Mohamed Bin Hammam has requested the FIFA ethics committee to open ethics proceedings against FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter on the basis that, in the report submitted by FIFA ExCo member Chuck Blazer earlier this week, FIFA vice-president Jack A. Warner would have informed the FIFA president in advance about alleged cash payments to delegations attending a special meeting of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) apparently organised jointly by Jack A. Warner and Mohamed Bin Hammam on 10 and 11 May 2011 and that the FIFA President would have had no issue with these.
'Subsequently, the FIFA ethics committee today opened a procedure against the FIFA president in compliance with art. 16 of the FIFA code of ethics.
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By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 11:58 AM on 27th May 2011
Sepp Blatter will appear before FIFA's ethics committee on Sunday to answer charges that he knew about alleged cash payments as the corruption scandal that has rocked the world governing body took yet another twist.
The charge has been made by Mohamed Bin Hammam, his rival for the FIFA presidency in next week's election, who will also be at the hearing to answer a charge of bribery.
Under-fire Blatter issued a statement saying: 'I cannot comment on the proceedings that have been opened against me today. The facts will speak for themselves.'
In the spotlight: Sepp Blatter has endured a turbulent time as presidentThe man who blew the whistle: This is Chuck Blazer, 66, the portly CONCACAF general secretary who has plunged FIFA into the deepest corruption crisis in their historyThe latest development means that the three of the most powerful men in world football - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner has also been charged with bribery - will now appear before the ethics committee on Sunday.
Asian football chief - and Blatter's presidency candidate rival - Mohamed Bin Hammam yesterday called for the governing body's current supremo should be investigated.
Overlord Blatter attempted to bury his Qatari opponent even before he appears before the ethics committee on Sunday with his ExCo colleague Warner to answer the cash-for- votes allegations made by American Chuck Blazer - the most serious bribery accusations in FIFA history.
The ethics committee are bound by their rules to investigate any complaint by an executive committee member under article 16 of the ethics code.
FIFA said in a statement: 'On 26 May 2011, FIFA ExCo member Mohamed Bin Hammam has requested the FIFA ethics committee to open ethics proceedings against FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter on the basis that, in the report submitted by FIFA ExCo member Chuck Blazer earlier this week, FIFA vice-president Jack A. Warner would have informed the FIFA president in advance about alleged cash payments to delegations attending a special meeting of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) apparently organised jointly by Jack A. Warner and Mohamed Bin Hammam on 10 and 11 May 2011 and that the FIFA President would have had no issue with these.
'Subsequently, the FIFA ethics committee today opened a procedure against the FIFA president in compliance with art. 16 of the FIFA code of ethics.
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