Rome – The Swiss authorities have executed before dawn a new series of arrests as part of the extensive survey conducted by the United States on corruption in Fifa According to reports from the New York Times , over ten of officials and former officials of international football have been arrested by the Swiss police. Among them would be the president of the South American Football Confederation, the Conmebol, the Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, and that of Concacaf, the regional confederation that includes North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, the Honduran Alfredo Hawit. Both vice-presidents and members of FIFA’s executive committee. One of the arrested is hidden exit from Baur au Lac Those arrested are accused among others of racketeering, money laundering and fraud, authorities said. According to sources familiar with the investigation, new arrests would be related in particular to football in South and Central America. Police officials say that among those arrested would not be the president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, that as the number one of the UEFA Michel Platini is serving a 90-day suspension for the findings in the first stage of the investigation. Already confirmed as arrested the president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), the Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, and the Honduran Alfredo Hawit, president of Concacaf, the regional confederation that includes North and Central America over the Caribbean. The two FIFA officials have been arrested today in Zurich by the Zurich cantonal police. “The order for the arrest of the Federal Office of Justice is based on the demands of the US Ministry of Justice of 29 November 2015″, explains the Ufg. In the further course of the investigation by the public prosecutor responsible for the Eastern District of New York, on suspicion of taking bribes “it has extended to these people.” “Senior officials of FIFA would accept money for the sale of marketing rights relating to football tournaments in Latin America and qualifying matches for the Football World Cup. According to the request for arrest offenses were partly agreed and prepared in the United States and the payments were held by US banks. “ On behalf of the FOJ, the police of the Canton of Zurich today held” hearings regarding applications for arrest of the US authorities. If during ‘ hearing the person consents to extradition, it applies a simplified procedure. In this case the Ufg can immediately authorize the extradition to the United States and order execution. If the person is opposed to extradition, the ‘ Ufg ask the United States to present a formal extradition request within 40 days stipulated under the bilateral extradition treaty, “added the Swiss federal office of justice. ” Two of the seven former officials FIFA arrested May 27, 2015 in Zurich agreed simplified extradition. Jeffrey Webb, and José Maria Marin were handed over to the US authorities on 15 July and 3 November. The other five former officials of FIFA – Eugenio Figueredo, Eduardo Li, Julio Rocha, Costas Takkas and Rafael Esquivel – they are opposed to extradition to the United States. Their appeals against the FOJ decision is pending before the Federal Criminal Court, “he said the note, the Federal Office of Justice. On the basis of four letters rogatory US, as of May 27, 2015 has stuck in the Ufg various Swiss banks, acquiring the relevant documentation, a number of accounts through which would be passed through bribery. So far the Ufg ordered the release of bank documents in five partial final decisions. Account holders may challenge such decisions within 30 days before the Federal Criminal Court. A final decision iudicata if the account holder to forgo the appeal or the Federal Criminal Court or the Federal Court reject it. Only after passing final the Ufg can pass on to the US authorities the means test “concludes the note. ” FIFA is aware of the action taken today by the Department of Justice. FIFA will continue to cooperate fully with the investigations of the United States, as permitted under Swiss law, as well as with the ‘survey conducted by the Federal Office of Justice in Switzerland. ” With these words entrusted to a bare statement FIFA, after the arrests today in Zurich for corruption, says he will continue to cooperate with the US authorities and the Swiss. “FIFA will not make any further comment on the developments of the events of today,” the statement concludes.
Some of the arrests took place at the same luxury hotel where other officials of the World Football Association had been arrested in May. At 6 am local time, the Swiss police entered through a side door of the Baur au Lac in Zurich. And the manager of the hotel asked guests to leave the property because of “an extreme situation”.
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