Warner left on the island of Trinidad and Tobago the prison where he was interrogated. He was driven away in an ambulance. In a statement indicated that the 72-year-old complained of fatigue, but then Warner gave a speech in which he declared his innocence.
Warner Wednesday surrendered to the police after came out he was wanted in the United States. The former FIFA chief would be around 10 million dollars (9 million euros) in bribes adopted by the government in South Africa. In return, his voice would have gone to that country when allocating the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Deposit
Warner says he is innocent and that he was four years ago everything to do with football has left behind. FIFA bigwigs never asked to be interrogated by the FBI. “This is not a fair trial. There’s never asked me anything and I did politics in the football world long since left behind.”
His bail was set at 2.5 million dollars Trinidad, 400.000 euro. The condition is that he had to surrender his passport and must report at least twice a week at the police station.
Bribes
confidant of FIFA president Sepp Blatter has already previously accused of several bribery and fraud. In 2011 he was suspended by FIFA because he would be involved in giving bribes. Who went to FIFA officials in the Caribbean, which then Mohammed bin Hammam of Qatar would vote in the presidential election of FIFA.
Warner would be further involved in trading in World Cup tickets on the black market in 2002 and 2006. In the latter year, Trinidad and Tobago participated in the World Cup in Germany, led by coach Leo Beenhakker.
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