FIFA’s ethics committee has banned President
Joseph S. Blatter, UEFA president and FIFA vice-president Michel
Platini, and FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke (who has already been put on leave) for a duration of 90 days.
FIFA released a statement on Thursday confirming that the three men
alongside former vice-president Chung Mong-Joon (who was banned for six
years) would not b allowed to engage in any form of football activities.
Chung has also be fined CHF 100,000 for going against article 13
(General rules of conduct), article 16 (Confidentiality), article 18
(Duty of disclosure, cooperation and reporting), article 41 (Obligation
of the parties to collaborate) and article 42 (General obligation to
collaborate) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
The ethics committee chaired by Hans Joachim Eckert are carrying out further investigations on the banned officials. The investigation into Joseph S. Blatter is being carried out by Robert Torres, the investigation into Michel Platini by Vanessa Allard.
The investigative chamber of the ethics committee chaired by Dr. Cornel Borbély began investigations on Chung following irregularities with the bidding process for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups
The Ethics Committee is unable to comment on the details of the decisions until they become final, due to the provisions of article 36 (Confidentiality) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
On Wednesday rumours about Blatter’s possible ban came to fore but his public relations adviser, Klauss Stohlker claimed he will continue working hard for the body, while also hinting that the decision to suspend him could yet be overturned.
Left: Michel Platini, the UEFA president, right: Sepp Blatter, outgoing FIFA president
Chung Mong-Joon
Jerome Valcke
The ethics committee chaired by Hans Joachim Eckert are carrying out further investigations on the banned officials. The investigation into Joseph S. Blatter is being carried out by Robert Torres, the investigation into Michel Platini by Vanessa Allard.
The investigative chamber of the ethics committee chaired by Dr. Cornel Borbély began investigations on Chung following irregularities with the bidding process for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups
The Ethics Committee is unable to comment on the details of the decisions until they become final, due to the provisions of article 36 (Confidentiality) of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
On Wednesday rumours about Blatter’s possible ban came to fore but his public relations adviser, Klauss Stohlker claimed he will continue working hard for the body, while also hinting that the decision to suspend him could yet be overturned.
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