The Swiss Attorney General has opened
criminal proceedings against Fifa president
Sepp Blatter on suspicion of criminal
mismanagement and misappropriation.

Statement from the Swiss Attorney General
in full:

“The Office of the Attorney General of
Switzerland (OAG) has opened criminal
proceedings against the President of
Fédération Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA) on suspicion of criminal
mismanagement as well as – alternatively –
on suspicion of misappropriation.

“Swiss criminal proceedings against the
President of FIFA, Mr. Joseph Blatter, have
been opened on 24 September 2015 on
suspicion of criminal mismanagement (Article
158 Swiss Criminal Code / SCC) and –
alternatively – misappropriation (Article 138
Swiss Criminal Code / SCC).

“On the one hand, the OAG suspects that on
12 September 2005 Mr. Joseph Blatter has
signed a contract with the Caribbean Football
Union (with Jack Warner as the President at
this time); this contract was unfavorable for
FIFA. On the other hand, there is as
suspicion that, in the implementation of this
agreement, Joseph Blatter also violated his
fiduciary duties and acted against the
interest of FIFA and/or FIFA Marketing & TV
AG.

“Additionally, Mr. Joseph Blatter is suspected
of a disloyal payment of CHF 2 Mio. to
Michel Platini, President of Union of
European Football Associations (UEFA), at
the expense of FIFA, which was allegedly
made for work performed between January
1999 and June 2002 ; this payment was
executed in February 2011.

“On 25 September 2015, representatives of
the OAG interrogated the defendant Joseph
Blatter following a meeting of the FIFA
Executive Committee. At the same time,
Michel Platini was heard as a person asked
to provide information (Article 178 of the
Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure).

Furthermore, the OAG conducted on 25
September 2015 a house search at FIFA
Headquarters with the support of the Federal
Criminal Police. The office of the FIFA
President has been searched and data
seized.

“As for all defendants, the presumption of
innocence applies for Mr. Joseph Blatter.”

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