By Daily Sports on October 25, 2017
Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi was set to be questioned Wednesday by Swiss prosecutors who have accused him of obtaining World Cup media rights through bribery.
Khelaifi, a Qatari with close ties to the Gulf state's royal family, is under investigation for allegedly striking illegal deals with disgraced former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, who had been Sepp Blatter's right-hand man.
Khelaifi and Valcke have been under investigation since March, but the Swiss attorney general's office (OAG) went public with the case on October 12.
Khelaifi's lawyer swiftly announced that the sports tycoon "wanted to be heard as soon as possible" by the OAG, adding that his client "denies any corruption".
But despite Khelaifi's eagerness to be questioned, his case may still move slowly as Switzerland has a track record of taking its time with major corruption probes.
Bern opened an investigation targeting ex-FIFA boss Blatter in September 2015, but there are no indications that the case is ready for court.
The beIN Media group, which is headquartered in Doha, has insisted that its World Cup rights deals were "advantageous for FIFA", rejecting any suggestion that it got favourable treatment. © AFP
•Photo shows Nasser al-Khelaifi.
Source Daily Sports
Posted October 25, 2017
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