In the trial against former Fifa president Joseph Blatter and ex-Uefa boss Michel Platini, the Swiss federal prosecutor’s office has demanded a suspended prison sentence of one year and eight months for both of them. Blatter and Platini are guilty of fraud, embezzlement or unfaithful business management and forgery of documents, federal prosecutor Thomas Hildbrand said on Wednesday before the Federal Criminal Court. “Blatter and Platini were free to decide for or against the law,” said Hildebrand. The payment of two million Swiss francs to Platini (66) went through all the necessary bodies at the World Football Association. Platini thinks the charges are a conspiracyAfter he was elected FIFA boss in 1998, he agreed to work with Platini, Blatter reported.

Source: Der Tagesspiegel June 15, 2022 15:03 UTC