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Swiss Prosecutors: Fifa Officials Did Receive Money from ISL in Bribery Scandal
Soccer – 25 Jun 2010
Fifa officials not of Swiss nationality did receive money in a bribery scandal involving ISL, the now-defunct international sports agency that was formerly the marketing partner of soccer’s world governing body, according to a statement issued yesterday by prosecution authorities in the Swiss canton of Zug.
Fifa has repeatedly denied that any of its officials were involved in the scandal, pointing out that prosecutors had (previously) said that charges were being faced only by employees of ISMM, ISL’s holding company.
However, yesterday’s statement said that the Fifa officials (whom it declined to name) ‘‘have not denied receiving money, but negated a criminal liability.’’
The statement said that the officials showed themselves to be ready to pay the compensation sum of SFr5.5 million ($5 million) and that the accused had also taken over the procedural costs.
Fifa issued its own brief statement yesterday in response to the prosecution authorities, saying: “It is important to recall that the decision was made on matters which took place prior to the year 2000 [ISL collapsed in 2001] and that there has been no court conviction against Fifa. In addition, the Fifa president [Sepp Blatter] has been cleared of any wrong-doing in this matter.
“As the investigation and the case are now definitely closed, Fifa will make no further comment.�
The prosecutors’ statement said: “Foreign persons within Fifa bodies enjoyed premiums that were paid by the ISMM/ISL Group.�
Fifa’s claim that Blatter has been cleared is thought to relate to the prosecutors’ reference to “foreign persons within Fifa bodies� (Blatter is a Swiss national). However, Blatter was never formally one of the accused in the case, nor has he been cleared by name, it is understood.
The source of the SFr5.5-million payment remains unclear, and some observers have suggested that it was used to buy anonymity for the Fifa officials.
In July 2008, six former senior executives of ISL escaped jail on corruption charges when a Swiss court found three of them only partially guilty and exonerated the other three.
Meanwhile, Fifa was ordered to pay SFr117,000 in costs.
Jean-Marie Weber, the former general director of ISMM, was found guilty of embezzlement in relation to a secret bank account used by the company to win television and sponsorship deals, and fined SFr84,000.
Board members Hans-Juerg Schmid and Hans-Peter Weber were found guilty of obtaining documents by false pretences and received fines of SFr30,000 and SFr12,000 respectively.
The court dismissed several more serious charges, including fraud, and awarded compensation payments to all three men greater than the fines they received.
The other three defendants were found not guilty on all charges and also received compensation.
Prosecutors in the case had argued that alleged bribery at ISL was worth SFr138 million, making it sport’s biggest-ever corruption scandal.
They had called for prison sentences for all six men ranging from three to four-and-a-half years.
The investigation into the failure of ISL and ISMM was launched following an initial complaint by Fifa, although the governing body later withdrew from the case, saying that it wished to pursue the matter through the civil courts.
Sportcal.com

Gedanken, die bei mir im Rahmen von diesem Skandal entstehen:

ich gehe davon aus, dass in der Geschichte noch weitaus mehr drinnen steckt, als der Hausherr veröffentlicht. Was u.a. mit Beweisbarkeit, journalistischer Praxis, etc. zu tun hat.

Was an diesem Skandal auch deutlich wird: Es ist nur möglich, einen solchen Filz zu spinnen, wenn andere mitspielen. Es greift viel zu kurz, die Schuld ausschließlich auf FIFA und IOC abzuladen.

Den (wenigen) zigtausend Lesern her und anderswo steht eine ungeahnte Mehrheit gegenüber, die sich nicht über die Berichterstattung der Propaganda (nichts anderes ist die journalistische normale Berichterstattung) hnaus informieren wollen. Deshalb bleiben viele im IOC, FIFA etc. noch relativ gelassen. Aber das letzte Opfer der Propaganda ist der Propagandist selbst und was danach kommt will belegt sein. Deshalb ist die hiesige Arbeit auch alles andere als unnötig, verlorene Zeit usw.

Weiterhin alles Gute, lieber Jens Weinreich!

Hut ab und Danke dafür.

3SAT wiederholt gerade die alte Serie Kir Royal. Eigentlich eine Serie über einen Klatschreporter. Aber die unsterblichen Worte von Mario Adorf in der Rolle des Generaldirektor Heinrich Hafferloher, als er sich den Reporter kauft, passen auch auf die Korruption im Sport:

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