The Swiss Federal Criminal Tribunal has ordered Attorney General Michael Lauber to recuse himself from the federal prosecutors’ investigation into corruption in world football, ruling that his closed-door meetings with the head of FIFA raised the appearance of bias.
The Swiss Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has been conducting, since March 2015, several investigations into possible corrupt behaviour committed against FIFA in the context of the attribution of the World Cup tournaments.
However, the Swiss Attorney General Mr Michael...
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