Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter and French Football Legend, Michel Platini were cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss Court on March 25, two and a half years after their initial acquittal.
The Court, in Muttenz near Basel, ruled after Swiss Federal Prosecutors appealed their 2022 acquittal.
The case involved a 2 million Swiss Franc payment Blatter authorized to Platini In 2011 for consultancy work dating back to 1998-2002.
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Both men denied the charges.
Blatter expressed relief, stating, “the pressure that has been weighing on me for over ten years is now gone.”
Platini, who lost his chance to succeed Blatter as FIFA President due to the scandal, declared, “My honour has returned, and I am very happy.”
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
