FIFA: Ethics Committee opens formal proceedings against J. Blatter, J. Valcke, and M. Kattner

"The deputy chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, Djimbaraye Bourngar (Chad), has opened formal proceedings against Joseph Blatter, former President of FIFA, Jérôme Valcke, former Secretary General of FIFA and Markus Kattner, former Acting Secretary General and Director of Finance & Corporate Services," announced FIFA on 09/09/2016.

"The investigatory chamber will investigate possible violations of art. 13 (General rules of conduct), art. 15 (Loyalty), art. 19 (Conflicts of interest), art. 20 (Offering and accepting gifts and other benefits) and art. 21 (Bribery and corruption) of the FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE) in the context of salaries and bonuses paid to Mr Blatter, Mr Valcke and Mr Kattner as well as other provisions included in the contracts of these three individuals," added FIFA.

"Evidence can reveal the coordinated effort of three former leaders of FIFA (Messrs. Blatter, Valcke, and Kattner) to enrich themselves through their annual salary increases, bonuses linked to World Cups, and other benefits, for a total of over 79 million Swiss francs (€70m…