The executive committee of FIFA has voted at a conference in Marrakesh unanimously for publication of the investigation of Michael Garcia.
This was announced by FIFA on Friday.
The committee does set as conditions that the corruption investigation must be completed five suspicious individuals and it must be legally possible to publish the report. It is not intended that the witnesses that confidential information provided to be known.
Garcia did for FIFA investigation into the allocation of the World Championships of 2018 (in Russia) and 2022 (Qatar).
The pressure to report to disclose rose after US lawyer this week his position as principal investigator of the FIFA resigned.
He was angry about the way FIFA with its extensive report was handled. Garcia called the summary that the world federation or outward brought careless and inaccurate.
Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is pleased that the Executive Committee has listened to his advice to vote full publication of the report. “We have always stressed that the full truth must come out.”
The Swiss preclude the publication will affect the allocation of the World Cups of 2018 and 2022. “The report is about the past and I focus on the future. The World Championships in Russia and Qatar. Our lawyers share the view that there are no legal grounds for the assignment of such tournaments of the Executive Committee to reverse. “
The following bid process for the organization of the global finals will probably be different. “We have been working to improve the bidding process for the World Cup of 2026. In addition, we are advised by independent experts and our ethics committee. It will be a fair and open process,” Blatter says.
Insufficient evidence
Garcia spent eighteen years at the request of FIFA and complete independence in its investigation report, which FIFA had previously agreed that it would not come into the open.
There was last month called a summary of the findings of Garcia out. The German lawyer Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the ethics committee of FIFA, brought the 430-page dossier back to 42 edges.
His conclusion was that there was insufficient evidence of bribery and that Russia and Qatar can simply organize the final rounds. Researcher Garcia could totally not found in the brief version of his voluminous report.
The Swiss Cornel Borbély will be the successor of the experience got American principal investigator of the independent ethics committee of FIFA.
Borbély already acted as deputy to Garcia, but now get the full pipe. A new principal investigator is selected during the next Congress of FIFA on May 29 in Zurich.
Crisis
“The FIFA was in a crisis, but now that’s over. I will make ensure that FIFA comes back strong, but it’s not just me. Since I have the Executive Committee and the entire organization in need, “Blatter said at a news conference.
” I believe in God. If he me health and happiness I will give FIFA reduce the organization where it once was. “
The 78-year-old Swiss hopes next year to be reelected as president of world football. Blatter has that role since 1998.
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