It left for a tour. Michel Platini and the ex-president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, are rejuvenated for ” scam “,” unfair management ” And ” breach of trust By the Court of Appeal of the Federal Criminal Court in Muttenz, Switzerland. Acquitled at first instance in 2022, the two men must again be explained before the judges.
This Monday was the first day of the trial on Monday. The opportunity for ex-numéro 10 of the Blues to reaffirm his innocence in this case, denouncing a ” relentlessness From the accusation against him. “” I still don't understand why the public prosecutor is on me “, He notably said in comments reported by The Parisian.
Platini: “FIFA owed me this money and I would have done everything to recover it”
The litigation concerns in particular the salary of “Platoche”. A remuneration of 1 million annual Swiss francs paid to the French for his work as an advisor to Sepp Blatter. But also the famous payment of 2 million Swiss francs (1.6 million euros at the time) which was paid to it by FIFA, in February 2011, on the validation of the former boss of the world football body.
“” As I did not know this world, the world of FIFA, I said at random one million. He asked me a million what, I wanted to joke a little and I said a million of what you want: rubles, pesetas, reads. And Mr. Blatter said a million Swiss francs “Explained Platini, and to say:” And if FIFA had not wanted to pay me, I would have made legal proceedings: a contract is a contract, a word is a word. FIFA owed me this money and I would have done everything to recover it. »»
