A note from the 1998 stimulus Platini case – The World

A sentence of a 23-page report dating from 1998 could save Michel Platini, the UEFA president suspected of having received, in February 2011, a “Payment unfair ‘ of 2 million Swiss francs made by Joseph Blatter, former FIFA president, “allegedly for work performed from January 1999 to June 2002″.

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The report mentioned by the Sunday newspaper is a ” memo “drafted to prepare the UEFA Executive Committee on 12 November 1998, he proves that all those of the executive of UEFA, including three members of FIFA, Platini knew the salary to FIFA was a million annual Swiss francs. In a page titled “Key issue: role of Michel Platini” , the remuneration of the French is clearly mentioned: “We hear a salary of one million Swiss francs” says the note.

“No characters occult”

“This piece comes to demonstrate, contrary to the argument on which all the accusation, that the contract with Michel Platini FIFA had no covert nature, and that many people, including UEFA and FIFA had knowledge in 1998 “, analyzes Me Thibaud D ‘ Ales, a lawyer for Michel Platini, told the JDD

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Michel Platini, candidate for president of FIFA, will soon be heard by the trial chamber of the ethics committee of the federation, reported, Friday, December 4, a source close to FIFA. The trial chamber has required at the end of November against him, his lawyer, suspension for life for the controversial payment of € 1.8 million received in 2011 by Joseph Blatter, president resigned today FIFA.

Pending the judgment on the merits

On November 24, Platini’s lawyer, Mr Thibaud Ales, announced that room instruction of the ethics committee of FIFA had requested a lifetime ban against his client. Platini as Blatter was suspended on October 8 for ninety days on a provisional basis pending the judgment on the merits.

At the same time, Platini has called on November 20, this provisional suspension to the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS), based in Lausanne. Another source familiar with the matter, the CAS decision should be made “in the coming days” . Blatter’s lawyers have not said if they had appealed to CAS.