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Swiss Authorities Accept Blatter and Platini Acquittals
Swiss federal prosecutors ended a decade-long investigation after two acquittals cleared Platini and Blatter of fraud related to a disputed 2011 payment exceeding 2 million Swiss francs.
- On August 28, 2025, Swiss prosecutors brought to a close the ten-year legal proceedings involving Sepp Blatter, the ex-head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, who previously led UEFA.
- The case originated from a 2011 payment of two million Swiss francs from Blatter to Platini, which prosecutors claimed had no legal basis, leading to charges in 2021.
- Platini, who served as Blatter's advisor between 1998 and 2002, maintained the payment was outstanding wages, and both men were acquitted twice by Swiss courts, last in March 2025.
- Platini’s lawyer Dominic Nellen stated the criminal proceedings finally failed, and Platini noted the appeal withdrawal with satisfaction, highlighting the absence of incriminating evidence over ten years.
- The Attorney General's Office withdrew its appeal, fully acquitting both men and closing this chapter, while the defense plans legal action against those who initiated the proceedings.
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Geneva. Swiss Joseph Blatter, former president of FIFA, and French Michel Platini, former head of UEFA, were finally acquitted of their corruption case after Swiss prosecutors decided to close it definitively after 10 years.
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