Michel Platini will not occur in protest Friday in front of the Ethics Committee of FIFA, which must judge him in the controversial case of the payment of 2 million Swiss Francs received by FIFA for professional dating back many years before. For its legal fact the verdict is already ‘announced in the press. “
The question so far has cost Platini, right by the Ethics Commission, a 90-day suspension from all his posts. The former footballer has always defended himself claiming his innocence, so as to have declared to the tax all income earned. The surprise move of the UEFA president was made public by the lawyers, and is a form of protest against the “prejudices” spread around the FIFA vice-president, for which according to lawyers, the verdict “has already been announced in the press.” Although investigators have asked for former French champion even radiation to life, Platini could get away with a long suspension, which would be sufficient in any case to remove him from the FIFA presidential race, scheduled in late February.
Michel Platini is “deeply shocked” by what he considers “a purely political process, in order to prevent him from running for the presidency of FIFA.” Lawyers are former champion Juventus and UEFA head that tell the mood of a man against whom he seems lost the presumption of innocence. Platini’s decision not to appear before the courts was announced less than 90 minutes after the Ethics Commission Platini has promised a “fair trial”, even if he were to boycott the hearing. “We would like to point out clearly that the clearing house of the Ethics Commission will deal with this case as it would in any other case, following an independent and impartial procedure” he has said a note organism judgmental. The verdict on the case, which is also involved FIFA president Joseph Blatter, Platini also as suspended for 90 days, is expected Monday or Tuesday. Any penalties will be appealed to the appeals committee of FIFA, and then again in front of the CAS.
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