3.12.15

FIFA Corruption: Police In Second Raid On Hotel

Two more FIFA officials have been detained in Zurich as the Swiss authorities carried out a fresh wave of arrests on behalf of the US authorities. The officials are being held in custody pending extradition, the Swiss authorities said - the US arrest requests say they are suspected of accepting bribes of millions of dollars.
The Swiss authorities say they will hold hearings on the requests before the end of the day.
If the officials agree to extradition, the process can be agreed immediately. However, if they oppose extradition, the US will need to submit a formal extradition request within 40 days.
The latest arrests were made at the luxury Baur Au Lac Hotel, scene of raids in May that saw seven FIFA officials arrested and charged, triggering a crisis from which the organisation is still reeling.
Sources told Sky News that Juan Angel Napout, the Paraguayan president of the South American confederation CONMEBOL, is among those detained.
The New York Times reported that Alfredo Hawit of Honduras, president of the CONCACAF, the north and central American and Caribbean Confederation, was also arrested.
Both men are FIFA vice-presidents, but their detention has not been confirmed.
It is understood that suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter was not among those arrested.

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