PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi quizzed by Swiss authorities on fresh bribery allegations

Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi was questioned by Swiss Federal Authorities on Monday, December 2, 2019 for a bribery allegation. authorities have been investigating matter for past two years. Al-Khelaifi is believed to have allegedly bribed a FIFA official to acquire broadcasting rights.

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PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi is believed to have bribed a FIFA official

Criminal proceedings were initiated against three men including Al-Khelaifi way back in 2017 and y have been questioned a number of times. Nasser Al-Khelaifi was chairman of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports, during which he is alleged to have been involved in bribery. He is said to have arranged for a luxury villa in Italy for FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke in order to acquire  broadcasting rights deal for 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups.

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi guilty?

According to Swiss prosecution, Valcke was believed to have accepted bribes from his two co-suspects, which involves Nasser Al-Khelaifi as one of suspects. In particular, PSG President Al-Khelaifi allegedly gave official, rent-free use of a property. beIN Sports had renewed its rights for Middle East and rth African region for those tournaments. organization allegedly acquired rights for 2018 and 2022 tournaments as soon as FIFA declared Qatar as 2022 tournament hosts.

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Nasser Al-Khelaifi: beIN Sports denies allegations

beIN Sports reportedly responded on matter, saying that principal allegation against Al-Khelaifi has single basis in law or fact. Due to this reason, a motion to dismiss proceedings will be filed by Al-Khelaifi’s lawyers soon. beIN Sports also clarified that price at which deal was negotiated for tournament, is a record for Middle East region, and that clearly shows that favourable deal was struck. Al-Khelaifi has been involved in or corruption cases as well. In a separate investigation, French prosecutors have implicated PSG President in a case linked to payments allegedly helping Doha to win rights to host World Athletics Championships.

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