The former president of the Asian Football Confederation is wanted by French justice in connection with Qatargate.
Suspected of “facts of private corruption linked to the awarding of the 2022 Football World Cup”, Mohamed Bin Hammam is actively sought by French justice.
Judge Serge Tournaire issued an arrest warrant on June 22, reveals The Teamagainst this 74-year-old Qatari who ignored several summons to appear before the magistrate.
Bin Hammam would have had a crucial role in the awarding of the 2022 World Cup, voted by Fifa in December 2010.
A few weeks earlier, he would have convinced the Polynesian Reynald Temarri, against the payment of lawyer’s fees (305,000 euros) to appeal a suspension imposed by Fifa for violation of the code of ethics.
With this appeal, the president of the Oceania Football Confederation at the time canceled participation in the 2022 World Cup award vote. The regulations prevented him from being replaced by another member of his association. .
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Reynald Temarri, member of the FIFA executive committee, made an about-face on the eve of the vote after having always supported the candidacy of Australia or the United States…
The missing votes from the Confederation of Oceania were enough for Qatar to win.