French justice has issued an international arrest warrant against the former president of Asian Football Confederation Mohamed bin Hammanconsidered the architect of the attribution of the 2022 World Cup to Qatarwithin the framework of the corruption investigation in that vote.
According to the newspaper published this Tuesday L’Equipethe arrest warrant was issued on June 22 and the third issued by the judge Serge Tournaire within the framework of this investigation, the first against a sports official from Qatar.
Previously, the magistrate requested the arrest of the former president of the Confederation of Oceania Reynald Temarii and two other people, a counselor and a lawyer, both French.
Bin Hamman did not respond to the judge’s summons, prompting the arrest warrant.
This high dignitary of Qatar He headed the Asian Confederation and was a candidate for the FIFA presidency in 2010 against the Swiss. Sepp Blatter.
French judges suspect that he illegally maneuvered to get votes in favor of his country in the allocation of the 2022 World Cup.
In particular, they suspect him of corruption Temarii to not vote for him Australiaas preferred by the Oceania Confederation he led.
This football leader and former player of Polynesia He was threatened with suspension after the British ‘Sunday Times’ published recordings of him selling his vote for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
But, the French judges suspected, Bin Hamman He paid for his defense to keep him in office so he could vote in Qatar.
Bin Hamman is disabled by FIFA since 2011, when he was accused of trying to buy votes in his race for the presidency of the organization and since then he has been absent from the world of football, without the authorities knowing his whereabouts.
Source: La Verdad
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