Muttenz, Switzerland, March 4, 2025 (AFP) - Swiss prosecutors seek suspended sentences for Blatter and Platini

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2025-03-04
The Swiss public prosecutor on Tuesday requested suspended sentences of 20 months for both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in an appeal against their 2022 acquittal in a corruption case. An Extraordinary Appeal Court sitting in Muttenz near Basel, will hand down its decision on March 25 in a long-running legal saga which shattered the careers of Blatter, the former president of world football's governing body FIFA, and Platini, ex-head of Europea......
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