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Reuters
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Former FIFA boss Blatter says he is victim of witch hunt ahead of new court hearing
ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Sepp Blatter, the former head of soccer's global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French footballing great Michel Platini. Blatter, who was president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015, told Reuters on Tuesday he was innocent and the victim of a witch hunt ahead of the appeals hearing on Monday. Both Blatter and Platini were cleared in 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year investigation into a 2 million Swiss franc ($2.24 million) payment, a decision contested by Swiss prosecutors. "The Federal Criminal Court in 2022 said the contract between Platini and me was correct, and I expect the new court will confirm this decision," Blatter told Reuters, adding the appeal was "absolute nonsense". "It's a witch hunt against me, it feels like a vendetta," the 88-year-old added. "I am completely confident I will be cleared, I'm an honest man." ($1 = 0.8930 Swiss francs)
Bloomberg
20-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ex-Gunvor Manager Convicted of Bribery to Win African Oil Deals
A former manager at Gunvor Group was found guilty by a Swiss court of bribing public officials to secure oil contracts in Africa. G., an ex-trade finance executive at the firm who can't be named under Swiss reporting restrictions, was handed a two-year suspended sentence, the Federal Criminal Court said in a statement on Thursday. G. was also ordered to pay compensation to the state of $950,000.
Bloomberg
31-01-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trafigura and Ex-COO Convicted of Bribery by Swiss Court
Trafigura and one of its former top executives were convicted by a Swiss court on bribery charges, in a landmark decision for the global commodity trading industry. Mike Wainwright, Trafigura's former chief operating officer, was sentenced to to 32 months in jail, of which 20 months is suspended, the Federal Criminal Court ruled on Friday in Bellinzona, Switzerland.
