Former President of the International football Federation (FIFA) Sepp Blatter, was removed from office in the Wake of the corruption crisis of 2015, continues to threaten not only administrative, but also criminal prosecution. The Swiss Prosecutor’s office suspects him of illegal allocation of $1 million to one of the main defendants in the crisis — who held the post of Vice-President of FIFA Jack Warner.Criminal prosecution of Sepp Blatter told AP. According to him, the Swiss Prosecutor’s office advised Mr. Blatter that he is in the status “accused” in connection with it discovered the facts relating to 2010. Other Agency — AFP — with reference to the office of the attorney General of Switzerland said that it is “not a new case”, Sepp Blatter, and the episode in a large-scale investigation of law enforcement agencies of this country and the United States.It began in the Wake of an event that is called “corruption crisis in FIFA”. In may 2015, as a result of military operations was arrested a number of senior officials structures. Many of them have already appeared in court on charges of corruption like fraud, money laundering, receiving bribes. Sepp Blatter, who presided over world football since 1998, as a result of crisis has lost the post and was removed from the activity associated with football for eight years (later the period of suspension was reduced to two years). Information that it could threaten not only the prosecution, have appeared since then repeatedly, but still no concrete statements on this issue, law enforcement agencies did not.AP argues that the main point of the episode, which could mean a radical change in the history of the 84-year-old Sepp Blatter, is a interest-free loan of $1 million in April 2010, FIFA at his disposal gave football Association of Trinidad and Tobago, and, in fact, who headed it to Jack Warner. After some time, as the financial statements of the Federation, it was generally written off as a “gift”.Jack Warner — one of the most prominent defendants in the corruption crisis in FIFA. The functionary in charge of football in the Caribbean, has long held the position of Vice-President of the head structure. The investigators, leading the case of football corruption, suggesting that he took an active part in the development and implementation of various expensive corruption schemes, in particular, received a bribe of $10 million for ensuring victory of South Africa in the competition for the right to host the 2010 world Cup. Fresh suspicions in relation to Jack Warner relate to the world championship, which took place in Russia in 2018. Released in April of the materials of the American court, it follows that exercised a major influence to Mr. Warner allegedly��you paid $5 million for lobbying its interests.Photo: ReutersСледствие, which is headed by Thomas Hildbrand, recently closed another potentially hazardous, Sepp Blatter episode — transaction mediapravo between FIFA and Caribbean football Union (it was not discovered evidence of a crime), did not establish targets for the issuance “of the loan-gift”. AP does not rule out that it could be related to the political career of Jack Warner. In 2010 he was appointed Minister of labour and transport of Trinidad and Tobago.AP argues that in the case of the loan together with Sepp Blatter as the accused can take the former Secretary General and financial Director of FIFA Jerome valcke and Markus Kuttner. As for the main witness for him, to question him is unlikely to come. The extradition of Jack Warner for several years sought by American authorities, but he is still at home.Alex Armor
