Prosecution in fraud trial of former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Vice President Michel Platini asked on Wednesday for Both men To get 20 months suspended prison Sentences.
Blatter and Platini, A former France national team captain who was president of european ruler body UEFA, faced Sentences of up to five years for financial but real jail He considered that the time was unlikely in the future of Try them for 11 days. Judgments are expected on July 8.
Prosecutor Thomas Hildebrand also Asked the three judges of the Swiss Federation criminal court for Platini to pay FIFA more More than 2.2 million Swiss francs ($2.2 million). in compensation.
Blatter and Platini deny fraud and lower charges related to the payment of the $2 million FIFA-approved to France great in 2011. At the time, Platini was UEFA President, FIFA Vice President and was expected to succeed Blatter, most likely in 2015.
platinum said in Statement published after court session He was “calm and confident”.
“Indictment of Today’s Prosecutor Uncle of Platini said. “Discussions of The trial proved that this criminal The procedure was not reason to be present.”
The prosecution said there is no legal or contractual basis for FIFA pays the Platini bill for He works as a presidential advisor in Blatter first term Between 1998 and 2002. FIFA also I paid $229,000 of social Warranty Taxes in Zurich.
Both denied wrongdoing and claimed to have reached a verbal agreement in 1998 for Platini to get the extra salary that FIFA could not pay at that time. Platini signed a contract in August 1999 pays 300,000 Swiss francs ($300,000) annually.
they defense previously failed in the FIFA Ethics Committee, which banned them from playing football and removed Including from the office and the FIFA Appeal Committee and later in Separate appeals in court of control for sports.
FIFA made the account, Blatter said for The money Correctly, Platini claimed that the claim came light in September 2015 to prevent him from running for the FIFA presidency.
In June 2015, Blatter announced His plan to resign early as president in The repercussions of a sprawling US corruption investigation. A separate but cooperative case by the Swiss prosecutors It led to an investigation into Platini’s payment.
86-yearOld Blatter saw platinum last week and both are expected to make closing statements at the end of trial on June 22.
